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by: Sue Chehrenegar. Guest blogger Sue pursued a career in biomedical sciences for 30 years, before taking an early retirement in 2003. Sue is currently a freelance writter and has written for Boys’ Quest Magazine and Through the Eyes of Love. When I became a graduate student at the University of Texas in Houston, I had the opportunity to work in a laboratory at the M.D. Andersen Cancer Center. The man who ran the lab understood how the organization of a lab directly relates to the success of graduate students. He arranged for me to use some of the small desk space available in the lab. That desk space also…
William Stunk Jr, the Cornell English Professor wrote Elements of Style in 1918. Today the book is required reading for journalism students across the country, but its not just journalists that can learn from Stunk. In Elements of Style Stunk wrote that “one should omit needles words.” Zen Habits: Simple Productivity took this one step further in a recent blog post by suggesting we omit needless things. William Stunk Jr, the Cornell English Professor wrote Elements of Style in 1918. Today the book is required reading for journalism students across the country, but its not just journalists that can learn from Stunk. In Elements of Style Stunk wrote that “one should…
by: Denise Caron-Quinn Founder & President of In Order To Succeed 1. Begin the organization process with areas that are most visible and/or problematic. Start small and be sure to allow sufficient time for each step in the process. (sort, purge, assign a home, containerize, then maintain and equalize regularly) 2. Create systems that fit your life and surroundings. 3. Keep your systems and procedures as simple as possible. 4. Sort everything by how it is used and keep things close to where you use them. 5. Automate as much as possible – become more familiar with technology to use it to help organize information and pay bills to…