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Administrative
Assistant's
DEcEmbEr 2014
UPDATE
Time-wasters
From HuffPost, here are some
things that will dampen your
productivity.
1) Answering calls from unrecog-
nized numbers. Interrupts your
concentration if it's not impor-
tant; if it is important, you won't
have time to prepare your
thoughts.
2) Emailing first or last thing in the
day. Email can wait until 10 a.m.,
when you're awake and alert.
3) Agreeing to a meeting with no
clear agenda. Meetings should
have an agenda and an end
time—ideally, 30 minutes.
4) Working more instead of more
productively. If you're swamped,
don't just work extra hours—pri-
oritize and streamline. Do urgent
tasks first. Get the priorities done
and apologize for the rest.
Read the entire article at:
www.huffingtonpost.com
InsIDE
Writing right . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
If the person reading your work
thinks she's too dumb to get it,
you're not being clear enough.
Free desking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
More companies are eschewing
assigned cubicles.
Social media primer . . . . . . . . 5
Some apps you may not know
about.
Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tips for being insanely productive.
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Let it go
Choose to detach from the choices other people make
By Ulla de Stricker
Have you ever found yourself
confused, disappointed, or
angry when another person
made a choice or decision
that wasn't in line with what
you wanted?
Here are some
resolutions
you can
apply to your
work life and
your personal life
today to gain greater
peace and indepen-
dence.
Resolutions
• Every person is responsible for
herself. I understand that my cur-
rent situation—aside from factors
beyond my control like natural
disasters or family emergencies—
is by and large the outcome of the
decisions I have made. What if
I had …gone on that trip? …not
taken that job? …married George?
…not gone to night school? etc.
• I must be responsible for my own
choices as others are responsible
for theirs. Investing precious emo-
tional energy in what others decide
is a misuse of my resources.
• While I may have private opinions
and desires about someone else's
decision (I want my boss to give
me that assignment because I am
the most qualified person; I want
my daughter to attend X univer-
sity and live [or not live] at home
with me), I recognize that others
are free to choose for themselves.
I must grant them that liberty and
abstain from resentment that will
only serve to eat me up inside. I
will make the best of the reality
ensuing from others' decisions.
Therefore, I mentally say to my
boss and my daughter: "While I
have provided you with evidence I
believe is relevant, your decision is
yours and I will respect it."
• I am free because I resolve never to
be at the mercy of someone else's
preference. Someone else's priori-
ties are no reflection on my value
