Here’s another excellent post by Eddie Smith from blog, Practically efficient.  Eddie is an actuary by day and productivity geek by night.  His blog is rapidly becoming one of my favorites with is short and simple takes on living and working more effectively.  It has found a home in my RSS reader.  Check it out.

If (no) Then yes; loop
http://www.practicallyefficient.com/2011/10/19/no/

I’ve learned that saying no is extremely important, though. And it only gets more important (and harder) the more successful and productive you become.

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Here’s an excellent post from one of my favorite blogs, Practically Efficient. 

Here lies X. He was so busy.
http://www.practicallyefficient.com/2011/08/19/busy/

If you provide any form of client services, please don’t tell your clients that you’re busy. If you do, and your clients are like me, what they’ll hear is “I’m spread too thin, and my priorities are unclear.”

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I saw this on another blog recently and thought it was a good thing to share at the end of the week.

Enjoy.

The Most Common Regrets People Have on Their Deathbed (That You Can Avoid Now) [Life]
http://lifehacker.com/5807794/regrets-people-have-on-their-deathbed++that-you-can-avoid-now

There may be no better way to learn about life than by listening to people who are facing death. A palliative nurse has posted five of the most common regrets people have in the last few weeks of their lives—lessons for us all now.

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WiseStamp for Email Marketing and Social Signatures
http://smallbiztrends.com/2011/04/wisestamp-email-marketing-social-signatures.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SmallBusinessTrends+%28Small+Business+Trends%29

Social email seems redundant. Every so often, I hear the term and I have to think: Isn’t all email social? What I think social email means is that you make yourself more accessible by way of a smart, link-friendly signature in your email.

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This is a very slick tool for adding social media (particularly LinkedIn)links to your e-mail messages.  BTW this comes from Small Business Trends, a must read for any small business owner.

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