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The Ghostbuster
Problem: You’ve been ghosted.
Dumb move: “Why aren’t you been answering my emails?” You’re basically accusing the other person of being a jerk and immediately putting them on the defensive. If they’ve been avoiding emailing you, this kind of hectoring will only make them less likely to get back to you.
Smart move: Appeal to their better nature and give them a graceful way to re-engage.
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The Relationship Reviver
Problem: You need something from a contact you’ve neglected for several years.
Dumb Move: “Hey, long time no see. I hope you’re staying safe! Hey, I was wondering if you could do something for me…” Your email will just be deleted because you don’t have a re...
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The Vacation Saver
Problem: You’re taking some time off and don’t want to start your first day back responding to a huge pile of emails. This is perfectly reasonable because time off is time off, not just stockpiling the work you would have done so you can do it when you get back.
Dum...
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The Pesticide
Problem: You’ve received an email that is truly idiotic.
Dumb Move: Ignoring it.
Smart Move: Actually, ignoring it is probably the smart move, but if you’re feeling frisky, you could forward the original email back to the sender with ...
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The Stall and Probe
Problem: Your boss suddenly and unexpectedly asks to meet with you.
Dumb Move: Immediately hop on the phone with the boss. Chances are you’ll be blindsided and thus less able to advance your own interest.
Smart Move: Find ...
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The procrastination “doom loop”
Confront the things you’ve been putting off. If you keep putting things off, you'll feel guilty and that makes you want to avoid them even more. You will get stuck in the “doom loop” of anxiety and avoidance.
Break this loop by identifying the tasks that you’ve been avoiding, break them dow...
Only Plan For One Item a Day
One way of tackling procrastination is to focus on one thing, and then to give yourself permission to do whatever you want for the rest of the day. Select an important task you’ve been long avoiding, and take one day just for it.
After finishing the chosen task, you are likely to ...
Getting Things Done: the basics
- Capture. Write down everything you need to do.
- Clarify. Break down each task into an actionable next step.
- Organize. Move each of those actionable tasks onto a specific list: E.g: Action: Things to do next, Waiting For: Tasks or projects you’ve delega...
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