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285 GID How to Use Safer Passwords Easily
Using secure passwords is more necessary than ever, but security comes with a price: ease of typing. Learn how we got to this sad state of affairs and how to make passwords safer and easier to type.
284 GID Separate Managing from Doing
When you try to manage at the same time as do the work, things often fall apart, and you do neither well.
283 GID How to Schedule Meetings with Many People at Once
Meetings aren’t easy to schedule if you have many participants, widely separated. But there’s an easy way to do it, if you reverse your thinking.
282 GID Create a Powerful New Identity
Getting what you want requires aligning three areas of your brain: behaviors, beliefs, and identity. The most powerful is Identity, who you think you are. Here's how to make it ultra-powerful
281 GID How to Create Good Habits
When you're on vacation, it's easy to change habits. Why is it so hard in daily life? Here's how to take the changes from vacation and establish them in your day-to-day life.
280 GID Managing Your Contacts
In the era of social networks, it's not clear how to manage your address book. Until now. This episode details tips for maintaining your address book even though we're living in a world of far, far too much communication.
279 GID How to Deal with Flaky People
When someone is consistently flaky, you need a way to plan for that. Or, when planning isn’t possible, set up accountability that even they will buy into. Get-It-Done Guy explains
278 GID No, No, a Thousand Times No!
Saying “No†is the key to setting boundaries and protecting your time, space, and energy. It can also be risky. Here’s a framework for how to say “Noâ€
277 GID Choose Your Battles Wisely
"Choose your battles wisely†is age-old advice. But which battles are “wise� Here’s how to tell when you should charge ahead and when you should retreat.
276 GIDG How to Make Decisions
Good decisions consider consequences over a timeframe that works for that particular decision. Learn to use the right time frame for the right decision.