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I would like to let participants from “30 Articles in Just 30 Days” know about these wonderful tips from Gina Hiatt, Ph.D. (www.academicladder.com) and she has graciously agreed to let me share them on the blog: 8 Ways to Simplify Overly-Complex Writing & Thinking by Gina Hiatt, Ph.D. “Learning builds daily accumulation, but the practice [...]

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Manser, Martin H. The Facts on File Guide to Good Writing. This book has chapters on preparing to write, revising, grammar, word usage, punctuation, etc.  It’s a handy reference tool. If you love having books arrive FAST, be sure to sign up for Amazon Prime…free 2-day shipping for one flat rate each year (and you [...]

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Many years ago, sending hand-written thank-you notes was considered not only proper, but “de rigueur.”  In this somewhat crazy, stressed-out, impersonal world, people are so ‘busy’ that they send computer-generated (not personal emails; mass-produced, impersonal) thank-you notes for wedding gifts, which may have cost $20 – several hundred dollars.  When did that become acceptable?  Here’s [...]

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Listen to this brilliant idea, which I learned from one of Kerry Ann Rockquemore’s newsletters (www.NewFacultySuccess.com) Have a ‘Write-On-Site” group.  Her group meets every Friday at a coffee house from 10 – noon.  She describes it this way: It’s very simple: we gather at the coffee shop every week and write for two hours. There is [...]

Emmett, Rita. The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing it Now. Until I read Following Through, this was the only book I ever recommended as helpful for procrastination. It’s small, concise, and practical. What more could I ask for? A number of her suggestions & techniques have “gotten me off the dime.” Don’t put [...]

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Remember in the Brady Bunch shows (which I watched as a teenager – yes, I’m 53, almost 54 at this point), there was a split screen.  Recently, I was talking with my coach, Dr. Joelle Jay, and she made reference to the split screen and so I’ve been thinking about it ever since.  Get the picture in [...]

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During a recent Life of E’s Email Extravaganza, I was asked the following question: I am still mulling over Audio Acrobat vs. GoToWebinar. Due to limited resources I prefer not to buy both. It seems to me that GoToWebinar does everything Audio Acrobat does, plus it allows you to record the desktop. Why Audio Acrobat  [...]

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Lynne Klippel was gracious enough to let me share this with you: Writing a book can be a solitary endeavor. You work away at your book outline and wonder if you are on the right track. The further you progress into your book, the more curious you can become about how readers will react to [...]

Tags: book, feedback, Lynne Klippel, writing

  In addition to the ASAR folder discussed in yesterday’s post, another one to help keep your inbox unclogged is “Waiting For” – and you use it for any email that you are not yet finished with because it has at least one more action associated with it, but you can’t go further with the [...]

Tags: action, email, Productivity, time, waiting for response

Meggin recommends: Become a Blogging Maniac with Bea Fields.  This course begins on August 10th.   I have taken this and other educational programs from Bea Fields and she provides useful information, presented in an easily digestible manner!  I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about blogging (and other internet-related topics; [...]

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