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Adopt, adapt
– “Adopt” means to take as one’s own (e.g., someone else’s child), to
choose (e.g., a lifestyle), or to formally accept (e.g., a position or
principle); “adapt” is to adjust to various conditions.
“When you
adopt a young girl, make it easy for her to adapt to your
living environment.”
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TECH-Tip Google News Alerts can help you manage information overload
Anytime an article hits the Web on email overload, I get an email alert. I
signed up for Google Alerts, which are email updates of the latest,
relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or
topic.
To sign up:
I wanted to make sure I only received alerts for articles that have the words, email overload, written together. So I put the term in quotation marks, as in "email overload". And since some people write email with a hyphen, I added another alert for "e-mail overload". I also wanted to make sure I receive alerts any time something hits the Web with my name, so I created another alert, and wrote it as "Peggy Duncan". I didn't want articles about another Peggy Duncan, but I don't think my name is that common (if you have a common name, you may want to add a term(s) to your alert that usually accompanies your name, such as "attorney". (You would write your alert as "Your Name" attorney.)
Now you'll choose the type of alert you want (I chose "News & Web"), and how often you want to be notified (I chose "as it happens"). I've already been quoted in a follow up article on MiamiHerald.com because I sent comments and tips for an article they had published online that day. My tips showed up the next day! I knew I was on the site because of the alert I'd created for articles with my name. I rarely read the Miami Herald, and never would have known that an article about my topic was on their site.
Google News Alerts will
streamline how you manage information overload or help you get media
mentions that build your credibility. It only takes a minute or two to
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TIME MANAGEMENT AT WORK
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MY-Tip
One day this month, clear your calendar, dress comfortably, turn off the phone, and close the door. As of today, you have my permission to throw out all the junk. To make this process bearable, you'll need the right supplies, including: 1.
Garbage bags. Starting the
Process 1. A notice of a meeting you'd like to attend. You have your calendar right there, so schedule it. Then put the paper in your tickler file for the day of the meeting. 2. A project you need to work on that's due next month. Schedule time on your calendar to work on it, highlight the due date, and put it in your tickler file for the day you've scheduled to work on it. 3. A document you need to file. Instead, ask yourself: will I need this information again? Can I get this information somewhere else if I happen to need it? If I throw it away and then need it, what's the worst possible thing that could happen? 4. Several reports and books borrowed from people. Put them all in envelopes, address them, weigh them and affix the postage if necessary, and put them in your Out box. 5. Work you should do this week. Batch similar work together and keep it separated in your plastic folders. If everything you need to copy is in your To Copy or To Fax folder, you can make one trip to the copier/fax later. IF you come across something you can do quickly, say a couple of minutes, go ahead and do it. After you finish sorting, purging, and merging, you'll need to set up systems for everything. Use basic principles of organizing by giving everything a home, putting like things together, and using the right product to store it. Keep going with this process as long as you can stand it. Take breaks if you need to, and be proud of your efforts. Getting rid of
clutter is exhausting, but you can do it. To keep the clutter from coming
back, you'll need to set up a filing system that is easy to maintain.
(Check out the second edition
of Put Time Management to Work and Live the Life You Want. It has
details on how to get organized, and includes a complete file index to
use to create a filing system for a business setting.) ____________
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