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nearest book meme

[Mar. 28th, 2007|10:33 am]

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1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next three sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, a girlie mag, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

" * Deal with paperwork at the same time every day. * Make sure that your in-tray is emptied twice a day so that people will be more inclined to put paper in there than on your desk. * Deal with each piece of paper as soon as you touch it....." Fast Track - Managing Time, Debra Allcock Tyler

my (mad) boss was advised to purchase this book following a(n unsuccessful) time management course he went on.........

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kynon
2007-03-28 11:16 am (UTC)

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I went on one of those courses. I struggled to stay awake throughout. Also, the only thing that those of us on the course really remember is something about monkeys. :S

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worldoftomorrow
2007-03-28 01:51 pm (UTC)

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they held the course at the zoo? unusual

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kynon
2007-03-28 01:58 pm (UTC)

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might have made it more interesting! :P

No, it was just one of the course lecturer's analogies...something about managing email being like herding monkeys, I think...

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worldoftomorrow
2007-03-28 02:16 pm (UTC)

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makes perfect sense....?

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