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An experiment with loggers demonstrates that “doing your best” isn’t as good as doing something specific.
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In 2005 fireworks set 1,800 buildings ablaze and 700 cars while causing over $39 million in damage.  In 2006 9,200 people went to ER for injuries from fireworks. In light of these figures Productivity501 wishes you a great safe Fourth of July holiday.
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There are some interesting differences between the way children and chimps mimic a task.  The chimps are more productive. What tasks are you doing unproductively simple because that is how you have seen them done in the past?
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It is about midnight here and I am inspired! How well do you listen? I mean, REALLY listen? To yourself, your surroundings, others…

With the increase in gasoline costs, now my be the perfect time to talk to your boss about working from home one or two days per week.  Checkout our guide that shows you how to approach your boss about a work-from-home arrangement.
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Bank for International Settlements says that if economies keep cooling we may be in for a period of deflation and falling prices.  On one had this doesn’t sound bad, but a small rate of inflation is usually considered healthy.  If the house you bought for $100,000 today is only worth $75,000 next month it tends […]

Exercise has been shown to increase memory in mice.
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Excel is really a “swiss army knife” type tool. I have used it for all kinds of odd things including HTML …
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What is your single most important tip for keeping your books, magazines, software and other physical media organized? (549)
The key to keeping your physical media organized is to have as little as possible. Only keep the absolute essentials and either trash or convert to a digital file what you want to keep.
For example, I […]