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Raise your hand if you like automated phone message systems…

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Very easy to search and the instructions are easy to follow… and you can also rate your experience using that number or add your own with instructions if you have any that aren’t listed. Just another use of technology to bypass a level of technology that drives me batty. Share it with others.

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Could technology make Assistants obsolete?

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Submitted by Ethan on February 05, 2010 at 01:05 PM Just downloaded a new app for my iPhone that the maker calls, “The Personal Assistant in your Phone.&# After thinking about it for a bit though, I realize that all of these technological advances (apps, cell phones, computers, google, etc.) Have an iPhone?

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What a top-level Assistant does…

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From our perspective we don’t believe that an assistant’s role or position is “imperiled&# however we do recognize, as the article details, that the role is evolving due to technology. .&# Their by-line states: “An Assistant knows her boss like few others. Why their partnership is imperiled.&#

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Want to Reduce Digital Distractions? Brain Coach Jim Kwik Shares Strategies for Better Focus

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How are you supposed to get through your to-do list, much less design your life and achievements when you can’t focus?” When the first thing you do is grab for your phone, you’re rewiring your brain for two things that are hurting your productivity or performance.” The art of success is really the art of attention.”

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ProAssisting's Better Business Bureau Accreditation

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Being invited into this membership is a big deal for us because, as a new company, we want to assure all of our current and future members that we value our reputation and will do what we say we will whether that involves our training, our support or giving you a refund if our training wasn’t what you were looking for.

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6 Places that Offer ‘Analog Vacations’ and Tips For Creating Your Own

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Plus, “ researchers found that using phones to capture experiences for future memories actually worsens memories of those experiences in the moment,” she says. Employees who unplug on vacation experience less stress, higher engagement and greater productivity on the job compared to those who can’t cut the cord,” she says.

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5 Strategies for Building Relationships with Coworkers In the Era of Remote Work

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Believe you have something of value to give According to Goldfarb, when we work remotely, we worry that an email or phone call will interrupt or bother our colleagues, so instead of reaching out, we talk ourselves out of making a connection. The short answer? The key to a strong friendship is having a compelling reason to spend time together.

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