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Why You Should Never Use the Word “Obviously”

Obviously is a purely a destructive word — it's often used when a new concept is built from pre-existing but unexplained (and often unexamined) ideas.

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Worry; Don’t Stress

Don't let worry turn into stress and bog you down. Here are 7 ways to keep your worries and concerns a positive force in your life.

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Keeping Your Cool & Diffusing Stress when Your Boss Is Under Pressure

Stress is catching! Here are a few ways to help maintain everyone's calm when your boss is under pressure.

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The Proper Care & Feeding of Your Mental Story Machine

Humans are story machines, and those stories require proper feeding to grow.

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If & When to Use Emoticons in Work Emails

While I like using emoticons and seeing them in emails I receive, is it professional to use them in work emails? Where and when should we draw the line?

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Timeboxing: Mitigate Risk, Increase Time Awareness

When most of us think about completing a task, we think in terms of fixed scope. Fixing the time mitigates risk and increases your productivity.

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8 Tips for Working from a Coffee Shop

I learned a few things I could have done to use my time more effectively working from a cafe. This is my new coffee shop-preparedness checklist.

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Finding Reliable Information with Quora, AMA, & Verified Accounts

By connecting you directly with the content authorities, these services take the guesswork out of establishing credibility.

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Long-Term Planning and Productivity with the Compact Calendar

Productivity has a foundation in planning. David Seah's Compact Calendar is a great tool for planning and visualizing projects that span multiple months.

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4 Ways to Mitigate the Effects of Context Switching

Context switching is unavoidable, but you can learn to do it less often and train yourself to get back on track faster after each switch.

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The 4 Phases of Project and Culture Shock

The first days/weeks of a new project can buzz with excitement and anticipation. But the honeymoon phase doesn't last forever.

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What Exactly Is “Experience”?

Experience mostly affects us in ways that we aren’t conscious of. The more we have, the easier it is to intuit the relationship between patterns and outcomes — to make a correct sn

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