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Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/how-to-avoid-misunderstandings-when-asking-questions/ April 2, 2018 When asking or answering questions, make your underlying assumptions and motives explicit. You’ll get and give answers more...

Originally appeared on: http://web.archive.org/web/20220528162941/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/time-management/how-to-tame-your-distractible-mind Do you know how to focus when distractions are constantly competing for your attention? It starts by...

Originally appeared on: http://web.archive.org/web/20220516220557/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/communication/how-to-improve-communication-by-text-and-texting Text is a very limited medium. Make sure you're using it so it gets your point across....

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/its-not-about-the-tool-its-about-the-workflow/ March 13, 2018 Sometimes that great new tool is best left unadopted. Today’s topic is why you shouldn’t jump on the latest and greatest productivity...

Originally appeared on: http://web.archive.org/web/20220527194602/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/relationships/professional/how-to-coach-people-around-you-quickly-and-effectively A few good questions, used well, can turbo-charge someone's growth. March 5, 2018 My...

Originally appeared on: http://web.archive.org/web/20220528053312/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/time-management/how-to-resist-social-media-and-reconnect-with-irl-friends Just because it's social media doesn't mean it's good for you. February 27, 2018...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/how-to-make-great-progress-using-accountability/ February 19, 2018 If you won’t do it for yourself, do it for me! My name is Stever Robbins, and I am self-employed. As a self-employed doobie, I’m my...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/how-to-overcome-perfectionism/ February 12, 2018 If you’re looking to perfect your perfectionism, keep your eye fixed on process, not output. Today we’ll be talking about perfectionism. Let’s take...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/how-to-be-deliberate-with-your-distractions/ February 5, 2018 Don’t let clickbait and a flood of ‘good content’ run roughshod over your productivity. Today’s topic is on the most devious form of...

Originally appeared on: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/qdtarchive/forget-multitasking-how-to-get-things-done-with-parallelism/ December 24, 2018 Get more done by understanding which of your tasks depend on which others, and sequence them to take the least amount of...