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Archive for April 2008

April 6th, 2008

BizLevity - putting a little humor in business

Is the business world getting you down? If so, check out BizLevity. The tongue-in-cheek news items remind us that sometimes, business is a laughing matter.
Some of my favorite posts:
MGM to create mid-east entertainment complex
Los Angeles Times Apologizes For Tupac Story, Editor Says ‘Our Bad’
Meat Company President Admits Sick Cows Were […]

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April 6th, 2008

Spam be gone!

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I don’t know what happened.  I thought I had it under control.
For over a month now, I’ve been relatively email spam-free.  I only got roughly 1 or 2 spam messages in my inbox per week.
The last two days were different.  When I woke up the other morning, I had over 150 messages.  That’s rare in […]

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April 6th, 2008

Do you have job burnout?

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I found this interesting online quiz about job burnout (click here for the quiz).  My own result was 24 points, which means ” Little sign of burnout here, unless […]

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April 5th, 2008

Contest: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

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The b5 Media Business Channel (where Pimp Your Work lives) is having a contest. The theme is “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
To join the contest, comment on this post and write something centered on the theme above. It could be about your childhood dreams/ideas about what you wanted […]

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April 5th, 2008

Pimping Bookmarks: Creativity in the Workplace

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Have problems thinking outside the box?  Or do you simply lack inspiration for the day?  Here are some articles about creativity to help you get more inspired in the workplace:
The Creativity Elixir: Is Genius On-Demand Possible? by Tim Ferriss (we just reviewed his book in the previous post)
Offices and the Creativity Zone from Hivelogic
30 ways […]

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April 2nd, 2008

Book Review: The 4 Hour Workweek

Photo Credit: Image from Devin Murphy from Wkipedia
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I’ve recently read “The 4 Hour Workweek” by Tim Ferriss, and I thought it might be a good idea to review it for Pimp Your Work. The title itself, “The 4 Hour Workweek” seems like a bold claim.  If you’ve already read it, please share your own opinions […]

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April 1st, 2008

April Fool’s Day: Dealing with humor in the workplace

It’s April Fool’s Day once again and 90% of the employees of the world have fear in their hearts. Fear, of course, of the office clown. The other 10% are the pranksters and those who enjoy practical jokes.
Are April Fool pranks ideal for the office environment? According to statistics, they aren’t. Here […]

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April 1st, 2008

March Roundup for Pimp Your Work

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It’s already April, but before we head into a new month of blog posts, I’d like to review some of the posts we’ve had this March.

How I freed myself from mountains of email Part 1 and Part 2
You’ve freed up some time for yourself, now what?
Own your time
Warning: too much information is dangerous to […]

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