Mar 14
What is Your Google Reader Replacement Recommendation?
Count me among the many avid Google Reader users who were bummed by yesterday's news that Google is
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Marissa Brassfield
Trusted advisor, simplifier, and loving catalyst of your biggest and best initiatives. Discovering how to stretch time, maximize ease, and optimize work-life alignment.
Mar 03
My Favorite Analog Productivity Tools
I'm often asked about my favorite productivity tools, and while I do cycle through an array of apps
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Feb 27
Yahoo, Don't Ban Telecommuting: Just Hire Better Managers
I've deliberately waited to weigh in on the Yahoo work-from-home ban; others have covered the story more than
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Feb 23
Is Entrepreneurship the New 'Safe' Job?
Back in September, I covered a story that positioned entrepreneurship as the new "safe" job. Last night, while
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Feb 12
A Lifelong 25-Hour Workweek? I'm on Board
Most of us working-age stiffs are putting in far more than our 40 hours a week at work, but Professor
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Feb 02
Linds Redding, Perspective and Work-Life Alignment
In October, art director Linds Redding died of esophageal cancer, bringing some of his older blog posts back into the
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Jan 07
5 Surprising Facts About Email [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic shows five facts that will change your mind about email. Despite the naysayers, email is still a very
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Jan 02
Be More Productive: Synchronizing Your Natural Time Clock [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic discusses how getting you circadian rhythm in sync can make you more productive and healthy. It outlines the
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Dec 27
Work, Home, or Work From Home? [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic debates the merits of working at home versus at a traditional office. It also discusses remote collaboration tools
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Nov 13
The Follow Up Email: Love It or Loathe It?
Ah, the follow-up email. I get at least five a day from well-meaning bloggers looking to place a guest post
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Nov 13
Want to Sleep Better? Lose Weight
It's a simple premise backed up by new research out of Johns Hopkins: To sleep better, lose weight.
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Nov 06
Outsourcing and Productivity: When Should I Delegate?
I'm a huge fan of outsourcing to improve your productivity. When done properly, delegation can crank your output
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