Posted on September 2, 2010 by LJ
My Filing Heresy of putting things in one box rather than in nice neat folders has expanded. I was in my office closet, looking at a pile of warranties to be filed, and looking at the mess that they had become. My eyes fell on my filing box, [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on September 1, 2010 by LJ
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. One of the things I have been helping my daughter do is to get rid of the junk that has crept into her spaces. A packrat by nature, her room and play area are dizzyingly crowded with discarded papers, mixed up toys, and [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on August 31, 2010 by LJ
Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. There’s too much information out there. The Simpler Life shares how to manage four of the worst offenders at “Digital Overwhelm: 4 Problems and How to Fix Them” The web is a great reference tool. I often feel dissatisfied with the online dictionaries, [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on August 30, 2010 by LJ
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. One of my favorite movies, The Princess Bride, has a character who says dozens of times: “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” Inigo has had a single purpose since a child: to find the man who killed [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on August 27, 2010 by LJ
Once you are out of work, the first inclination is to grab at anything that comes along. While the job market is not great, it pays to take some time and find a good fitting job. Apply For Unemployment If you are laid off through no fault of your own, [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on August 26, 2010 by LJ
When I was not working, one of the things I found I had more of was time. I know that seems like a no-brainer, but it was a bit of a shock to realize what that meant in reality. It meant that I now had either more hours a day [...]
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