organization
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If SMART Goals Don’t Work For You, Try FAST Goals Instead
You’re probably familiar with the concept of the SMART goal: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely. That kind of goal can get results, but it might not be the best way to get you where you want to go.
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Teach Your Kid That Every Task Has A Beginning, Middle And End
If I’m trying to help my six-year-old daughter Maggie become a more organised thinker, my instruction seems to be coming too late. “There are board game pieces everywhere,” I’ll tell her, having noticed the scene hours after she’s fled it and moved onto three different activities. As someone who currently has bookmarks in about seven…
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‘Marie Kondo’ Is Not A Verb
1Boy, we really know how to wreck a good thing. Japan sends us their charismatic organizational expert and what do we do? We ruin her by turning her into a verb.
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How To Be A Good Desk Neighbour
Here at Lifehacker headquarters, I sit right next to our wonderful video producer, Heather. All of two feet separate us at all times. While she works, diligently editing videos, I think to myself: does she judge me?