Today's lesson is inspired by a fish who was destined for glum but, with the help of others, found the smile that had eluded him.

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Today we touch on Rules 3, 4 and 5: "Do not hide unwanted things in the fog", "Notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated", and "Do not do what you hate."

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Today we touch on Rules 1 and 2: "Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or creative achievement" and "Imagine who you could be and then aim single-mindedly at that."

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Email is a part of our lives, but it doesn't have to be front and center, constant. We can make choices that will help us use it most effectively. Today we close the book on A World Without Email with a few parting thoughts.

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While this book discusses structures and processes regarding email communication, you'll see on today's episode how these ideas relate to a higher performing, more organized (less stressful) life.

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Once in a while, things actually work out the way you hope. That happened recently for THIS IS RED, the fundraising project that Dread created for the library that his wife Janet runs. The two of them saw the potential to bring in significant money by submitting Janet for a professional award—and she was the unanimous selection from a nationwide pool! This is a discussion of lots of different organizational principles and a behind-the-scenes look at the blend of timing, learning, good fortune and productively-viewed bad fortune that led to Janet's receiving the magnificently-named, generously-funded Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Facing Adversity.

I know I've reallllllly annoyed one person with this bad habit, and I'm sure I've annoyed many others. Learn how the ease of communication can lead to more questions, more tasks and more overload.

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My cousin teaches third grade in TX and recently asked if I'd record a message for her students. Their upcoming state tests are bringing on some stress and anxiety, and she asked me to record a positive message to encourage them to do their best.

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Today we examine the difference between talking (emailing) about a task and actually DOING a task. We also take a look at email's "impact on the human soul."

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What a world it would be! Today we kick off a week of examining and refining our email practices that may (probably) be hindering our performance and productivity (life and business).

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