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What if I have more than 5 Critical Now items?

4/16/2012 I get this question sometimes: “The MYN and 1MTD systems insist on no more than 5 Critical Now items. But what if I have more than five?” Well, the reason for the limit is that the list will become … Continue reading

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Use a “Read Later” Tag for Low Priority E-Mail

April 12, 2012 Here’s a question I get in nearly every class I teach. “What do I do with low-priority e-mail that I don’t need to attend to now but I know I may want to get to later? I … Continue reading

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Another Podcast from a while back

April 12, 2012 I do a number of radio interviews and later get the links sent to me and often forget to post them. Here is another from January: http://www.insidepersonalgrowth.com/2012/01/podcasts/podcast-335-the-one-minute-to-do-list-with-michael-linenberger/ Michael

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Some recent interviews

April 11, 2012 Here are links to a couple of recent radio interviews, should you like to listen! Ohio Fox Radio station: http://radio.cincom.com/2012/04/michael-linenberger/ Patricia Raskin talk radio http://www.michaellinenberger.com/Recordings/PatriciaRaskinInterviewJan2012.mp3 Michael

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The 80/20 Rule on How Important Tasks Really Are in the Overwhelmed Workplace

Mar 29, 2012 We all get requests to do additional “work” many times a day. Most of those action requests are embedded in the e-mails we get all day long. Beyond the time just reading an e-mail, many e-mails can … Continue reading

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Maintaining your Personal Work Management Tools

March 24/2012 I feel we all have three primary personal work management tools: the in-box, the 1MTD/MYN to-do list, and the calendar… …and I feel that we should make sure we keep these three primary management areas clean and well … Continue reading

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Off Topic: a Super Note-Taking Stylus for the iPad

March 19, 2012 This is definitely off my normal range of topics but it’s something I’m passionate about and it could be of use to many of you. I’ve finally found a stylus for the iPad that I can take … Continue reading

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Can You Use Gmail instead of Outlook With MYN or 1MTD?

March 10, 2012 I get this question periodically: Can you use Gmail with MYN or 1MTD? The answer is YES. Often this question is from people migrating from Outlook. If you do leave Outlook I recommend you use ToodleDo for … Continue reading

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Is Hoarding E-mail and Tasks Okay?

March 5, 2012 Recently a friend of mine was telling me about another friend who hoards things in her house—old no-longer-used items were everywhere—and it was becoming a real problem. There were entire rooms that were filled and not-usable for … Continue reading

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Short article about the next version of MS Outlook

Feb 23, 2012 Currently codenamed Office 15, the next version of Office, including Outlook, is due out for beta release this summer. Here’s a very short article from someone who got an early look at it (not many details): http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/23/2818611/microsoft-office-15-screenshots-technical-preview … Continue reading

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