Sharing some good links

These are just some articles that came my way that I thought were worth sharing.  Props to LifeHacker, who provided the links to most of these.

Enjoy!

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http://pen.io/zen/ – A website designed to create a distraction-free working environment.  Go to the site, set your web browser to ‘full-screen’ (F11 for many browsers) and start working!

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http://ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=8404 – Persuasive speech for the telephone – may be practical in other aspects of life, too.

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-happiness-project/201105/are-you-always-late-7-tips-arrive-time – Some tips to arrive on time.  I especially liked the one about ‘trying to fit in just one more task’ being defeated by taking a task with you.

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http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/05/how-to-deal-with-deadbeats-by-using-clever-tricks-and-blackmail – Some of these are good, others are just witty – check it out if you’re interested.