Productivity

Reviving Confidence in the American Economy: China, Investment and the Deficit Hawks

Rob Johnson | Posted 12.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Investments, Deficit, Obama Administration, Living Standards, Deficit Hawks, China, Productivity, Business News
Rob Johnson

The retrenchment of the American consumer blows a chill wind over the sentiments of consumers and business investment. Only the Obama administration's fiscal stimulus resists the decline of demand.

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Learn a New Language! Find the Time for That Or Any Other Goal.

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 12.18.2009 | Business

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Time, Goal Setting, Goals, Productivity, Business News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

What prevents most people from pursuing their goals is they think they don't have the time. We're all pressed for time, trying to cram more things in...

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Why Planning a Wedding Should Not Take Longer Than 3 Months

Joseph Satto | Posted 12.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Wedding Planning, Marriage, Getting Married, Nuptials, Productivity, Weddings, Style News
Joseph Satto

You can pull off a fantastic wedding in much less than a year, and without being forced to mortgage the farm to finance it.

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Unitasking: 10 Ways To Gain An Hour In Each Day

wowOwow | Posted 12.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Slow Food, Scheduling, Efficiency, Multitasking, Unitasking, Time Management, Slow Movement, Work-Life Balance, Errands, Relaxation, Productivity, Organization, Living News

The power of slow says time is your friend, not your foe. When you embrace time with an abundant attitude, you actually have more of it....

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The Key To Effective Unitasking

intent.com | Posted 12.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Efficiency, Attention, Unitasking, Multitasking, Work, Focus, Organization, Productivity, Living News

To unitask effectively, we have to resist the multiple distractions of our environment -- the emails, tweets, news streams and the voices of our child...

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7 Unitasking Tips: You Can Have It All

intent.com | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Mutitasking, Awareness, Attention, Unitasking, The Balanced Life, Career, Relationships, Work, Fun, Fatigue, Anxiety, Happiness, Organization, Productivity, Living News

We are hungrier and devouring more all the time. We have grown overweight and our children are following in our bigger shadows. We even multi-task our...

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The Lark Vs. The Owl: Ingrained Sleep Patterns

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Circadian Rhythms, Owl, Body Clock, Early Riser, Internal Clock, Morning Person, Night Owl, Sleep Disorders, Lark, Productivity, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Owls tend to envy larks, though, especially when they hear about their counterparts who can rise before the sun and get half a day's work done before much of the world eats breakfast.

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The Dangers Of Multitasking And How To Stop

intent.com | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Awareness, Mutitasking, Attention, Unitasking, Career, Relationships, Work, Anxiety, Fatigue, The Balanced Life, Productivity, Organization, Living News

It seems that we are all becoming terribly distracted. This partial attention is taking our time, productivity, balance, and I would argue, sanity....

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5 Ways To Stay On Top Of Your To Do List

Delia Lloyd | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Efficiency, Multitasking, Unitasking, Schedule, The Balanced Life, Productivity, Organization, Exhaustion, Living News
Delia Lloyd

As I learned two weeks ago while taking a self-imposed vacation, you never completely eradicate your to-do list. But here are some tips to help reduce your "laundry."

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Compulsive Hoarders Suddenly In The Spotlight

msn.com | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Loneliness, Depression, Relationships, Possessions, The Balanced Life, Organization, Productivity, Recluse, Reclusive, Living News

Folks were shocked in early October when police forced their way into the home and discovered the 72-year-old DeOcampo dead, surrounded by six feet of...

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Economist Predicts Just 2% Growth In 2010

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Mortgage Purchase, Earnings, Cost Cutting, Walmart, Recovery, Lending, Credit Crisis, Economic Growth, Mcdonalds, Dubai, Gdp, Federal Reserve, Fed, Bernanke, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Productivity, Business News

A Robust economic recovery in 2010 is certainly on most investors' wish lists as this year draws to a close. A return to prosperity would not only mea...

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Find Your 'Everyday Creativity'

Psychology Today | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Tattoo Artists, Art, Language, The Balanced Life, Cognitive Science, Style, Everyday Creativity, Innovation, Tattoos, Happiness, Productivity, Living News

We all marvel at other people's artistic achievements. But most of us fail to nurture our inner innovator. Start living creatively and reap the benefi...

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7 Ways To Create More Time In Your Day

dumblittleman.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Leisure Time, Scheduling, The Balanced Life, Time, Work Stress, Work, Time Management, Sleep Habits, Productivity, Organization, Sleep, Living News

Most of us would love to have an extra couple of hours in each day. With two more hours, we could find time to exercise, read books, spend time with t...

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Sleep Deprivation Affects Decision Making

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Decisions, Rest, Decision-Making, Insomnia, Psychology, Sleep Deprivation, Fatigue, Sleep Disorders, Organization, Exhaustion, Productivity, Sleep, Living News

Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, University of Texas at Austin resear...

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Slow Living: How To Gear Up

divinecaroline.com | Green Sherpa | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: In Praise of Slowness, Stress, Living, Unplug and Recharge, Multitasking, Unitasking, Anxiety, Slowing Down, Productivity, Living News

When you're busy fulfilling the urge to be everyone's everything all the time, there something incredibly restoring to closing the door, waving the wh...

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Jobs Report: Unemployment Breaks 10%

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Market, Jobs, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Productivity, Business News
Jill Schlesinger

For the first time since 1983, over 1 out of every 10 American is out of work. How's that for starting your Friday with some sobering news?

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5 Ways to Break Up a Bad Work Day

Tim Berry | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: John Jantsch, Small Business, Work Productivity, Twitter, Productivity, 5 Ways to Break Up a Bad Work Day, How to Write a Business Letter, Business News
Tim Berry

It's one of those days. Maybe you have technical problems, or a project that isn't going well, or you couldn't sleep last night. These are things that help break up a bad day.

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Productivity: Is Multitasking Something To Move Toward Or Away From?

wowOwow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Worklife, Concentration, Multitasking, Unitasking, The Balanced Life, Unitask, Multitask, Time Management, Focus, Productivity, Organization, Living News

Multitasking seems to have wormed its way into our brain matter and I'm not sure that's a good thing, but it's tough to turn back now....

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13 Tips To Help You Become More By Doing Less

beliefnet.com | Terry Hershey | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Efficiency, Multitasking, Unitasking, The Balanced Life, Work, Health, Work-Life Balance, The Power of Pause, Anxiety, Terry Hershey, Wellness, Productivity, Organization, Living News

We live in a world that urges us to admire and pursue everything that's faster, newer, bigger. But here's the disquieting truth: a life based on urgen...

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Unitasking Trumps Multitasking

Dumb Little Man | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Work-Life Balance, Multitasking, Unitasking, The Balanced Life, Unitask, Multitask, Work, Productivity, Living News

It has been shown in numerous studies that people who try and multitask actually lose efficiency and productivity levels drop....

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Multitasking: 6 Ways Slacking Can Benefit You At Work

cnn.com | Anthony Balderrama | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Efficiency, Unitasking, How to Relax, The Balanced Life, Unitask, Multitask, Relax, Wellness, Slacking, Stress, Multitasking, Career, Workplace, Work, Health, Lazy, Job, Stress Relief, Laziness, Slacker, Slackers, Productivity, Relaxation, Living News

In a culture where we're constantly being told to be better than everyone at everything, slacking off can be the right way to go for your health and y...

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Wellness is the Responsibility of Business as Well as Worker

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Employer Provided Health Plans, Employees, Health Care, Health, Wellness, Productivity, Living News
Ellen Galinsky

Both employers and employees need to take responsibility for improving the health of the American workforce. Health care reform won't work without it.

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Mental Masturbation

Sandy Grason | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Success, Passion, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Business, Mindfulness, Productivity, Living News
Sandy Grason

I spent countless hours having these amazing, intellectually stimulating conversations but I wasn't taking any action. Mental masturbation.

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Balanced Life -- Put on Your Shoes

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Efficiency, Daily Life, Clutter, Productivity, Happiness, Gretchen Rubin, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I know for myself, and judging by my unscientific poll of a lot of people I know, putting on shoes makes you feel ready for action. If you're a shoes-optional freelancer, telecommuter, homemaker, or part-timer, consider wearing your shoes when you're trying to be productive.

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Labor Day Employment Report: If It's So Good, Why Do I Feel Bad?

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Jobless Rate, Labor Day, Unemployment Rate, Productivity, Business News
Jill Schlesinger

The results are in -- the Labor Department said that 216,000 were laid off in August, bringing the total number of Americans out of work since the beginning of the recession to 6.9 million.

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