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Shorter is almost always better

By Matthew Dicks | May 12, 2017 | Comments Off on Shorter is almost always better

I am and will always be an admirer for anyone who understands that the shorter sermon, the shorter meeting, the shorter training session, and the shorter story are almost always the best versions of those things.  Time is our most precious commodity. In truth, it’s our only precious commodity. Honor it as such. When standing…

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Nine rules for making you more efficient with email and less of a jerk face

By Matthew Dicks | March 3, 2015 | Comments Off on Nine rules for making you more efficient with email and less of a jerk face

1. Email is often a means of informal communication. As such, you can dramatically decrease the amount of time spent with email with short, efficient replies like, ‘Thanks” and “Understood” and “Agreed.” Dispense with formalities whenever possible and increase efficiency. 2. Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) is often the tool of the passive aggressive coward. Before…

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The question all successful people can answer immediately: What’s your super power?

By Matthew Dicks | July 1, 2014 | Comments Off on The question all successful people can answer immediately: What’s your super power?

Serial entrepreneur Tina Roth Eisenberg says that all the most successful people she’s met have been able to answer this question immediately: What is your super power? From TIME: John Maeda, who led the MIT Media Lab and Rhode Island School of Design, responded with “curiosity.” Maria Popova, who curates the popular Brain Pickings blog…

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