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Falling Back in Love With That Project You Just Don’t Want to Do
Is there something wrong between you and The Project? Do you find yourself fantasizing about other projects when you're supposed to be working on The Project? Does the thought of spending time with The Project make you want to fake a sudden, extreme headache and lie...
Beating Procrastination: Find Your Root Cause
Do you ever find yourself spacing out in front of the computer screen, or maybe jumping from website to website, or compulsively checking your e-mail when you should be working? Yeah, me too. I've mentioned in the past that my "multi-tasking" is really anything but....
Working Toward $100,000: Time Management
Part of my plan to make $100,000 in 2008 is to work more efficiently. I waste a lot of time each day by jumping around from project to project. I call it "multitasking," but let's call a spade a spade: I'm procrastinating. In an effort to be more aware of "where the...
Tactful and Successful Contract Negotiations
Important Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. When in doubt, always consult an intellectual property or copyright lawyer for help with your contract questions. This week I officially accepted an assignment for a publication that I've never...
Hold Me Back, Hold Me Back
Do you ever have just one of those clients? You know the kind: you like them, you're interested in their project, you dig their company/products/philosophy/whatever -- but they drive you crazy. Yeah, I have one of those right now. I genuinely like these people, but...
Firing Nightmarish Clients
I think the Writing Frump and Irreverent Freelancer would both approve of this great list of 10 ways to fire a client who's making your life miserable from Inside CRM. My favorite? 2. The client who can't make deadlines: This client wants you to set his project at top...
Tips to Increase Your Productivity
This week has been a big one for me as I've been catching up for being out of the loop so long with a nasty bug. And amazingly, I find that I'm getting it all done! Here are some of the techniques I've been using that I hope will be helpful for you, too. 1. Get up...
Wednesday Recap & Thursday Plan
I had an awesomely productive day yesterday, and it's about time! I'm glad to be getting back into the swing of things. The only items that carried over from yesterday's list of things to do are cleaning out my inbox and uploading my pictures to Flickr, both of which...
Update and What’s on My Plate Today
Well! It's been quiet here, but I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that — you already picked up on it from the depressing lack of posts. The short story (and believe me, you want me to spare you the details) is that I've been sick as a dog for a couple of weeks...
Kristen King’s New Article Published in Science Editor
My article "Wiki-what-ia? Approaching Encyclopedia Entries in the Electronic Age" is now live in the May/June issue of Science Editor, the journal of the Council of Science Editors. If you're a CSE member, you can access it through the issue TOC. Sneak peek: With the...
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