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Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/iPad and enjoy 🙂 CAREER Where You Should Sit for an Interview or Meeting. (Under 30 CEO) Get Smart About Product Design with this Hierarchy of Needs. (Zapier) Google Chrome for Marketers: 10 Setup Tips, 20+ Extensions You Need to Know. (Zapier) 10 Marketing Lessons From Billion-Dollar Businesses: Inside the Strategies of Facebook, Mint, and AppSumo. (Buffer) The Best Example of a Human Email…EVER. (Marketo) 5 Ways to Reclaim Your Friday Productivity. (Time Management Ninja) Related: 10 Things Successful People Do …

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Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/iPad and enjoy 🙂 CAREER 21 Things You Say In Work Emails, And What They Really Mean. Admittedly yes to several of these 🙂 Ah, tact… (Thought Catalog) Start Preventing Fires: How to Implement Proactive Customer Support. (Zapier) Are Businesswomen With Short Hair a Cut Above the Rest? I’m getting a major haircut this week, though not due to this article. (Five Thirty Eight) Is Work Your Happy Place? (New York Times) A Guide for Young People: What to Do …

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Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/iPad and enjoy 🙂 CAREER Great video: Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity. (TED Talks) 5 Ways To Help Your Interns Grow. I think this is really helpful not just for interns, but for junior staff in general. (Levo League) How to Ease the Pain of Getting Feedback. (Zapier) 3 Surprising Ways Your Office Shapes Your Success. (Levo League) What does it really mean to work full-time? Oof, this raises some great questions. (Penelope Trunk) Which music should you listen to while …

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Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/iPad and enjoy 🙂 CAREER How We Research: A Look Inside the Buffer Blog Process. (Buffer) Product Manager You Are… A Janitor, Essentially. (Medium) Co-ed CEOs: The ultimate power couple? (Globe and Mail) That last one might be an especially good idea in light of this: Why Women CEOs Get Fired More Often. (Bloomberg) Meet the company that punishes managers for bothering underlings on vacation. (Quartz) PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY The Hard Stuff Often Matters Most. (Zen Habits) Great system: The Smarter Way To …

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Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/iPad and enjoy 🙂 CAREER Why I don’€™t believe in the concept of a “€œdream job.” Amber sums up my thoughts exactly! (Girl with the Red Hair) Why Girls Get Called Bossy, and How to Avoid It. (Linked In) 5 Things All Bosses Should Be Doing (That Teachers Already Do). (Thought Catalog) How to Become a Public Speaker Who Wows Your Audience. (Levo League) I work from home every Friday, and honestly, can end up doing a lot of work …

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