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Archive for the ‘Monotasking’ Category

May 8th, 2008

Kids in the office - pro or con?

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) - I don’t have kids of my own (but you can read about my adorable neices on my website). Since they’re not afoot, I hardly ever think about the challenges of working at home with kids around.
Mother’s Day is this Sunday.
So, this got me wondering about what it’s like to have kids at home. […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 1 comment

May 4th, 2008

Today is Shut Down Day

I just learned that today is International Shut Down Day.
What’s this, you might ask? Read more about it from Leif Hansen at Spark NW. Then consider turning off your computer and other digital devices and do something fun for a change.
You’ll feel good - I’m just sure of it.
Happy Sunday.
Tags: leif hansen, shut down […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 1 comment

March 14th, 2008

Think you can drive and talk at the same time?

Wassha shay? Yep. New research shows that just listening to a cell phone can cause drunk driving-type behaviors. And when you work from your car, this has implications for your biz.
According to ScienceNews.com, researchers at Carnegy Mellon University have used powerful MRI scans to conclude that “listening alone reduces by 37 percent the amount […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 0 comments

February 7th, 2008

Monotasking: a cure for what ails ya

As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are, otherwise you will miss most of your life.”
– Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
If you started your business to contribute something you love to the world, how ironic it is that the practical day-to-day work is sometimes so unenjoyable and unsatisfying.
I started thinking about this because […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 6 comments

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