Monthly Archives: July 2010
Recommended: How to be Insanely Productive and Still Keep Smiling | zen habits
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Found at How to be Insanely Productive and Still Keep Smiling | zen habits.
Mary Jaksch of Goodlife ZEN.
Do you want to be more productive? Maybe you do, but I’m sure you don’t want to feel stressed, overwhelmed, or unhappy – which happens to many super-productive people. But there is good news:
You can be insanely productive – and still smell the freesias, savor a Pinot Noir, or enjoy a languid hug.
A few weeks ago Leo Babauta said to me, “Mary – you’re one of the most productive people I know. And you still keep smiling and seem so relaxed. How do you do it?”
To be continued at http://zenhabits.net/productive-and-smiling/
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Recommended video: how design enables behavioral change
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via kk.org
Technologies that make something easier to do are more likely to get people to do that thing.
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Watch again this video: Stefan Sagmeister shares happy design
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Reading and realizing: 93% of the world is not on Facebook
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Reading 93% of the world is not on Facebook – Facebook will today announce that it has reached 500 million users. Th… http://ht.ly/18e6RO
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Recommended Gartner post: Social Software? Ask your cable provider the connection to CRM.
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Twitter and facebook and social media monitoring are having just about zero effect in improving customer service in the cable business. In fact, one might argue that every moment spent on these efforts is a setback for the customer. Observing cable provider customers and listening to their stories, it would seem more prosaic projects would go a lot further in lowering costs and improving customer satisfaction.
To be continued at http://blogs.gartner.com/michael_maoz/2010/07/15/social-software-ask-your-cable-provider-the-connection-to-crm/
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Reading recommended: Privacy worries continue to grow
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Reading recommended: Privacy worries continue to grow – Two interesting items re privacy. A poll released last week… http://ht.ly/18dGh0
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Recommended post: Essential Skills for 21 st Century (part 5)
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