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How To Banish Procrastination Once And For All

Allwork

Surrounding yourself with others hard at work creates the right conditions for focus, reducing the inclination to check emails and go on social media. Surrounding yourself with others hard at work creates the right conditions for focus, reducing the inclination to check emails and go on social media.

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The Power of Hope: How I Qualified for the Paralympic Games

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During 2005 spring break, when I was a 14-year-old freshman at Jserra Catholic High School in Orange County, California, my best friend Scott and I were riding his dirt bike from my house to his. I emailed the head coach, Kevin Reid, letting him know my goals and dreams and that I was interested in transferring from Boulder.

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

Success

Simply lowering your voice—whether in decibels if you are communicating in person or in tone if using email or text—can make communication more civil. In 2005, I wanted to start my own firm and asked if he’d like to partner. “They will take sides, it will divide the company, and they will leave. You don’t want that,” she says.

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E-mail Etiquette

Laughing all the Way to Work

Email is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-worker's favourite, OMG! Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business email. 1 Be Courteous With Email Are you There? Jane Watson of J. This is a great tip from Jane Watson of J.

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

Ian's Messy Desk

Among the report’s key findings: The proportion of Canadians experiencing high levels of time crunch grew from 16% in 1992 to 20% in 2005. Teenagers 15-17 who had a meal on a typical day with their parents plunged from 64% in 1992 to 35% in 2005. Time spent on social leisure activities dropped from 15% in 1998 to 12% in 2005.

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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In 2005 I was confident. I email a writer friend who tells me, without a doubt, “Do not write in first-person narrative. I had just appeared on the Today show to promote my first nonfiction book, an account of how my life was transformed by sacrificing some little luxuries.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Laughing all the Way to Work

Watson Associates gives the following e-mail tips for Email Salutations in her e-bulletin Business Writing Updates: “There are several options for starting an e-mail in North America as our business culture is not as formal as other areas. That way the reader can relax and continue to read the email knowing you are not shouting at them.

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