Every relationship has a give and a take. The best relationships are founded on the principle of giving something other than what you get. Read the transcript at...
Scanning documents with your cell phone can be a huge time saver. Today, we review the major features to look for in a scanning app.
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Create an organization system for all the bits that come with products: physical accessories, AC adapters, and warranties.
When people are late, they're wasting time you'll have to make up later. But as Get-It-Done Guy reveals, there are things you can do to manage them--and their behavior. Read the full transcript:...
When priorities conflict in college, you can find yourself choosing between multiple good choices. At this stage of life, choose learning. Read the full transcript here: bit.ly/1Rbbey4
Making habits is hard. And most times we have to do them. But by attaching a trigger to the thing we want to do more of, it gets easier to just do it. Read the full transcript here:...
There are many parallel tasks we do while writing, and computers can help with all of them. But doing them all at once is a distracting trap. Do the steps separately to keep focus and write faster.
Even an inaccurate or incomplete plan can give you the motivation to do great things. Use plans everywhere, even when you don't think you're ready for them, and even in places where you wouldn't...
Luck is an essential ingredient to success! But by its nature, you can't plan for it. ... or can you?
Get all the convenience of a tidy, organized closet, even when you’re camping
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We often think of calendar invites as a quick throwaway activity. But they aren’t. They’re deliberate communication; treat them well!
Don't leave your career to chance. Decide where you want to go, and how you'll get there. Then get your boss on board--or find a new boss.
Good negotiators can reach good outcomes and keep the relationship strong by thinking differently about how they approach the bargaining table. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1MlgV4E
Lots of sites want your email address. Keep them organized (and honest) by giving them each a unique address at a custom domain.
Great things that are more than one person can do require, well, multiple people. Delegating to others requires a good follow-up system. Fortunately, it’s just a tiny grid away.
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Is your life full of half-full notebooks and jotted information everywhere? A table of contents might be just the thing you need to clear out the clutter.
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We've been trained by our corporate overlords to care about giving our hours, even though we'd all be better off organizing our lives around progress.
Put the right external cues in place and you can do better work for your customers.
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Different roles call for different actions. Avoid mix-ups between clashing roles by pairing them each with a context.
People can’t always agree on what will happen in the future. But they can agree to do something if something happens in the future. Use this to negotiate better across barriers in belief.