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Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/how-to-schedule-meetings-with-many-people-at-once/ October 1, 2013 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...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/propose-meeting-alternatives/ September 19, 2013 When someone makes a proposal that doesn’t work for you, keep the conversation and the relationship going by proposing alternatives. Here’s how. When...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/how-to-create-good-habits/ September 17, 2013 What you can do to change bad habits into something good? Is brute-force willpower the only way? Maybe not. Read on for Get-It-Done Guy’s alternative....

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/managing-your-contacts/ September 10, 2013 In the era of social networks, it’s not clear how to manage your address book. Until now… Get-It-Done Guy listener Andrew writes in: I’m very curious about...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/how-to-deal-with-flaky-people/ July 7, 2015 Some people just don’t deliver. Don’t let them. Here’s how to handle a flake. Flaky pastries are tasty and delicious. Flaky people, on the other hand,...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/no-no-a-thousand-times-no/ December 30, 2014 Learning to say “No” may be the most important thing you’ve ever done. Saying “No” is hard. But No is the flip side of Yes. You need to say Yes to what...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/choose-your-battles-wisely/ August 25, 2015 When you’re right, it’s tempting to fight to prove it. Not so fast! They say you should choose your battles wisely. That makes sense. Consider Napoleon. He...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/making-a-decision/ July 14, 2015 Making good decisions is the difference between success and failure in life. Using multiple time frames can improve your decisions dramatically. Get-It-Done Guy...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/scheduling-lots-of-meetings-and-staying-sane/ July 30, 2013 When you’re on a meeting marathon, such as job interviews, student office hours, or prospect meetings, things can get hectic. Here’s how to...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/overcoming-the-premature-how/ August 4, 2013 If you aren’t making progress as quickly as you’d like, you may be the victim of the nefarious Premature How. The very path you’ve chosen towards your...