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Manage your email better

Add comment July 11th, 2006

If you’re like most people, you probably find yourself overwhelmed by the amount of email you get, especially at work.  Is your Inbox full of emails?  Have you lost track of what you’ve answered, what needs answering, or what you don’t even have to answer?  If so, then these tips will help you get on top of your email problem, and allow you to manage it better.

1. Filter your emails.  A lot.  Filter everything except what’s sent directly to you.  Filter company emails, mailing list emails, and all emails that are CC’d to you.  Set up automatic filters so that they go into their own folders. This helps avoid Inbox clutter, and you can choose to read them whenever you want.  The ones that are sent directly to you are the ones that stay in your Inbox.

Photo Blog

Add comment July 10th, 2006

Please note that my photo blog is regularly updated with links whenever new photo posts are made.  If you want to check out the photos and you aren’t a regular visitor that sees them when they’re posted, then click on the Photo Blog link above to see them sorted by date and subject.

Thanks.

8 Things every blogger needs to understand

2 comments July 9th, 2006

As you’re blogging, it’s always a good idea to keep these things in mind:

1. Every reader has an opinion - and they’re all correct.  At least, in their own mind they are.  Don’t be too sensitive about what people say on your blog.  Remember, they’re entitled to their opinion, especially if you don’t agree with it.  There are going to be people who don’t agree with you - does that make you wrong?  No, it doesn’t.  Just because you don’t agree with others, doesn’t make them wrong either.  Let them have their opinion, and use it to encourage discussion.

Blogspot Emoticons

Add comment July 9th, 2006

I found a great site here that gives you the coding instructions to add ‘emoticons’ to your blogspot blog.

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I hope you enjoy adding these to your blog too.

My Sunday, lovely Sunday

2 comments July 9th, 2006

Yesterday - Sunday - was a lovely day. Considering that we’ve had almost a week’s worth of freezing cold, torrential rain, and general nasty storminess, yesterday was an absolutely fantastic day!

We started the day by having brunch (breakfast/lunch) with some friends, and then going for a walk around Oriental Bay.

Is it a dream….

2 comments July 8th, 2006

As part of my dream-building activities based on the ‘law of attraction’, I’ve been visualising and emotionalising driving a particular car. It’s a nice car. It’s a car that I’d just LOVE to drive.

Last weekend Deidre and I went to have a look at this car. I sat in it, felt the steering wheel in my hands, imagined driving it and feeling the experience. This is the car.

It’s a Chrysler 300c luxury sedan, imported from America. I think it looks awesome!

My personality

2 comments July 6th, 2006

Over here I’ve talked about my personality type being an INFP.

Quiet, reflective, and idealistic. Interested in serving humanity. Well-developed value system, which they strive to live in accordance with. Extremely loyal. Adaptable and laid-back unless a strongly-held value is threatened. Usually talented writers. Mentally quick, and able to see possibilities. Interested in understanding and helping people.

I wanted to explore it a bit more.

I found a ‘portrait of an INFP‘, which I’m using to help me talk about my personality. As far as I can tell, it’s completely accurate.