It’s true – finally getting your head wrapped around this one system will change everything. Except I don’t know what the system is. But you do… It’s that one system that sort of works, but sort of doesn’t. It bugs you because you think about it all the time, and you knew if you just […]
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Stress is the new fat and busy is the new fine
Stress is the new fat and busy is the new fine. I read this the other day and it totally rang true. Seriously, how often do you find yourself responding, “I’m fine. Things are fine,” when someone asks, “How are you?” or “How’s business?” It’s all fine (ha!) and good to respond with vague pleasantries, […]
Surreptitious, Sneaky, and Sleepy
I was listening to NPR on my way home yesterday and was fascinated by a story about a young man in the 1960’s who decided to see how long he could stay awake. Researchers heard about his quest and decided to make a case study out of him. After two days of no sleep, he […]
Switching gears for maximum productivity
I was having coffee recently with Bill. He and I are part of a fledgling networking group that our friend Steve has put together. As we chatted, he said, “Angie, can I ask you a question? What do you tell your clients about switching gears between tasks?” He explained that after a morning full of […]
How technology rules (your life)
Technology rules (your life), doesn’t it? I know this because of the volume of responses I got from you from last week’s email about the appropriate (and inappropriate) uses of it. Denise noted, “I think we’ve become so accessible that we’re no longer really available to the people who need us most. Sad.” She’s right […]
How often are you ignoring emails in your inbox?
Ignoring emails can lead to disaster… This weekend, Nelson and I cut up a lot of tomatoes. When I say a lot I mean pounds of them. I wish we had weighed them before we started. If I had to guess, I’d say we processed more than 30 pounds. We cleaned, chopped, and sliced. Our […]