July 2010

Vacation Tips In This Over-Connected Age: Read Something Fun – No Business Books

07.30.2010 Books and Literature

All year round, virtually every day, it’s work, work, work. And a lot of the people I know in business read only business books. They’re trying to get an edge, trying to learn how to be better at what they do. That’s laudable. But when you’re on vacation, let that urge for self-improvement take a [...]

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Vacation Tips In This Over-Connected Age: Leave The Computer In The Bag If You Can’t Leave It At Home

07.29.2010 Business

I do have my laptop with me on this vacation, but I plan on leaving it in the bag. I plan on taking the computer so other family member can check email and Facebook, but I don’t plan on doing any work with it. Then again, one never knows when I’ll have something I want [...]

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Vacation Tips In This Over-Connected Age: Queue Up Posts & Tweets

07.28.2010 Business

Yes, I’m on vacation, but you’re getting a fresh post. How is that? I wrote them all last week. I always write them a week ahead. I’m actually working TWO weeks in advance so not only do I have fresh posts to publish while I’m on vacation, but there will also be finished posts completed for [...]

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Vacation Tips In This Over-Connected Age: Disconnect From The Email Server

07.27.2010 Business

If you’re like me, you probably carry a iPhone or some other device that lets you send and receive business and work email along with your personal email. Normally this is very convenient, but on vacations, it’s a distraction from your relaxin’. It’s not enough to just say, “I won’t read my work email,” because [...]

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Vacation Tips In This Over-Connected Age

07.26.2010 Business

I’m away this week on our yearly family vacation. I thought it would be a good time to pass on some things I’ve learned over many years of working in and for businesses. These aren’t my typical Getting Things Done or productivity tips. These are actually the opposite, or how not to do much of [...]

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