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If your boss won’t spring for a standing desk or you can’t put up the cash right now to buy one yourself, I recommend moving your laptop to a table or bar or stacking it on top of books during the day. There are also great tutorials on how to make your own for cheap. Start out in short intervals, maybe 25 minutes and go back to sitting.
I live by the timer. I don’t have Attention Deficit Disorder but I definitely have my own form of ADD – Attention Distraction Disorder (there is also a third form – Attachment Deficit Disorder, when a person sends an email and forgets to attach their document). I am very easily distracted and understand my triggers and what I need to do to overcome them. One thing that helps is the timer. I use the Pomodoro Technique and Timecap my Timesucks™.
1) You probably don’t need it. Be realistic with how much time you’ll have, where you are going and what you will do. If you are going to be in meetings from 8am-8pm, you probably don’t need a casual outfit beyond what you wear on the plane.
Think for a moment….who is on your A-Team? Do you surround yourself with people you can learn from? Who are better than you at whatever aspect of your life you are trying to improve on, i.e.business, finance, public speaking, health?
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Five Things I've Learned About Organizing a Home Office 1. You will take up as much room as you give yourself. I used to have a very large desk and...
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