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	<title>Ask the eConsultant &#187; Productivity</title>
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		<title>11 Reasons for Unproductive Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eConsultant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notes from How to Run a Successful Meeting in Half the Time by Milo O Frank
01. No specific, clear-cut objective for the meeting, its leaders, or its participants.
02. No meeting agenda.
03. Too many or the wrong choice of participants.
04. No consideration for allies or antagonists.
05. Failure to prepare properly.
06. Inability to present ideas concisely.
07. Lack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nine Time-Tested Principles of Time Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eConsultant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notes from The New Manager&#8217;s Starter Kit by Robert Crittendon
01. Establish priorities.
02. Welcome routines and procedures: they&#8217;re your friends.
03. Transfer your monkeys to someone else&#8217;s back: they&#8217;re not your friends.
04. Delegate! Delegate! Delegate!
05. Manage incoming mail and phone calls.
06. Organize your paperwork and your space.
07. Use time in large chunks, when necessary.
08. Learn to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Get Better Sleep (and Maybe Cure Your Insomnia) by US News</title>
		<link>http://blog.econsultant.com/10-ways-to-get-better-sleep-and-maybe-cure-your-insomnia-by-us-news</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eConsultant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insomnia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleep]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
US News has good list of 10 ways to get better sleep.

Practice good sleep hygiene.
Break the rules when necessary.
Develop a pre-bed relaxation ritual.
Try not to self-medicate. 
Don&#8217;t drink to sleep.
Create a barrier between work and sleep.
Don&#8217;t catastrophize.
Retreat to a safe room. Don&#8217;t stew in bed.
Exercise.
Not working? Talk to your doctor.

10 Ways to Get Better Sleep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free online service to send email reminders of ToDo list : pleasenotify.me</title>
		<link>http://blog.econsultant.com/free-online-service-to-send-email-reminders-of-todo-list-pleasenotifyme</link>
		<comments>http://blog.econsultant.com/free-online-service-to-send-email-reminders-of-todo-list-pleasenotifyme#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eConsultant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reminders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tasks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[todo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem: Free online service to send email reminders of ToDo list
Site: pleasenotify.me &#8211; Simple Email Based Todo Manager


pleasenotify.me &#8211; Simple Email Based Todo Manager
pleasenotify.me is a simple, free service to let you send tasks to people, and be notified when they&#8217;re done.
It works like this: You can use the form on the left to email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeware to create sticky application launchers on Windows Desktop : Stick for Windows</title>
		<link>http://blog.econsultant.com/freeware-to-create-sticky-application-launchers-on-windows-desktop-stick-for-windows</link>
		<comments>http://blog.econsultant.com/freeware-to-create-sticky-application-launchers-on-windows-desktop-stick-for-windows#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eConsultant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Freeware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem: Freeware to create sticky application launchers on Windows Desktop
Solution: Stick for Windows

Ultimate Freeware List: I want a Freeware Utility to &#8230;450 common problems solved. 

iWonder Designs: Stick
Stick is a Windows application (Windows XP/Vista only) which provides utilities such as folder explorers, web browsers and notepads in tabs that attach to the sides of your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where can I print a customized organizer : PocketMod</title>
		<link>http://blog.econsultant.com/where-can-i-print-a-customized-organizer-pocketmod</link>
		<comments>http://blog.econsultant.com/where-can-i-print-a-customized-organizer-pocketmod#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eConsultant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Where can I print a customized organizer
Answer: PocketMod: The Free Recyclable Personal Organizer


PocketMod: The Free Recyclable Personal Organizer
The PocketMod is a new way to keep yourself organized. Lets face it, PDAs are too expensive and cumbersome, and organizers are bulky and hard to carry around. Nothing beats a folded up piece of paper. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to strike a work and life balance : Responding to Pressing Proximate Pleasant Popular Tasks</title>
		<link>http://blog.econsultant.com/how-to-strike-a-work-and-life-balance-responding-to-pressing-proximate-pleasant-popular-tasks</link>
		<comments>http://blog.econsultant.com/how-to-strike-a-work-and-life-balance-responding-to-pressing-proximate-pleasant-popular-tasks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eConsultant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multitasking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem: How to strike a work and life balance
Solution: Stephen R. Covey » Blog Archive » How to strike a work and life balance
Plan more. Do not get busy with :
1. Pressing tasks
2. Proximate tasks
3. Pleasant tasks
4. Popular tasks


Stephen R. Covey » Blog Archive » How to strike a work and life balance
To a chronic [...]]]></description>
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