19 Jun

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="201"]Showing Mozilla Thunderbird detecting spam mes... Mozilla Thunderbird detecting spam messages in an inbox.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]Unnecessary emails. They are such a waste of time! Even if you know that you don’t need to read the email, you’re still wasting time deleting it and wasting even more time reading the subject line to figure out that it doesn’t pertain to you. I wish spammers would self-implode.It doesn’t happen daily anymore in the business world, but when it does, it really chaffs my hide. What gets me riled up?

14 Jun

Posted at 13:05h in Behavior Modification, Home Organization, The Power of the Brain, Thinking, Reflection, Time Management by
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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180"]Shopping List Shopping List (Photo credit: Ex-Smith)[/caption]A friend of mine posted on my Facebook page:Your organizational expertise is needed. How do I remember to take my reusable grocery bags to the store? arghhhh! I always forget because it's such a miniscule task on my long to-do list. It's driving me nuts already!!So I responded with a few quick tips:

12 Jun

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="199"]Garage sale Garage sale (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]We’re often asked by our residential clients about what the best way is to get rid of stuff.  Have a garage sale? Take the items to a consignment store? Or just donate it all? Everyone has a different situation, so here are some scenarios to consider to help you figure out which is the best way for you to part with your things and benefit in a monetary way from that parting.

05 Jun

Posted at 13:15h in Behavior Modification, Products, Teachers, The Power of the Brain by
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[caption id="attachment_486" align="alignright" width="300"]ChromaGen corrective lenses for Dyslexia - details at www.IReadBetterNow.com ChromaGen corrective lenses for Dyslexia - details at www.IReadBetterNow.com[/caption]As a former teacher and even now with my productivity consulting business, I run into a number of people who are living with dyslexia or have a family member who is. For many years, the typical advice given to them was to slow down when reading, use a sheet of paper and move it under each line of text while reading, or use a tinted overhead projector sheet as an overlay on the page. None of those worked wonders, but they did help.Fast forward to 2012. I met