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An 18-Minute Plan for Managing Your Day

591 saves http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/bregman/2009/07/an-18minute-plan-for-manag...

A really great plan on how to help make your day more productive – I plan on giving this a solid test run!

The Language of 30 Rock | GOOD

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Blurgh, lizzing, and mind grapes. I want to go to there!

A coming new obsession: how to handle a smaller print-book business

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Great analysis on how the publishing industry needs to change in order to be successful despite an increasingly smaller demand for print books. Interesting notes on the new Barnes & Noble's Nook, in particular.

Is Book Sharing Really a Threat to Publishing?

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Interesting article on the importance of sharing in the digital age of books, particularly focusing on the new LendMe feature proposed for Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader. "Loaned books are like a gateway drug."

The New (Media) Workout Plan - Patrick Moberg

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Every time you open a new tab to check out one of the following websites, stop. Get up from your computer and do the exercise associated with the site you were going to visit. After you complete the exercise, reward yourself by going to the website.

What does your bookcase say about you?

49 saves http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8264572.stm

Fun BBC piece on what our bookcases (and what's on them) reveal about our lives.

10 brand strategy lessons from "The Princess Bride"

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A great post this morning on bladeronner.com (A Valuable Business Lesson from “The Princess Bride”) got me thinking: a) what a brilliant movie Princess Bride is; 2) how relevant the “Dread Pirate Roberts” idea is to branders; and 3) how many other lessons for us are hidden in this great film.

8 Fun Ways to Stay in Shape

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Who says getting fit has to be painful? Try one of these fun activities and you won't even realize you're working out

Happy 1 million to you, English : This.org

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Great blog post from This Magazine on the English language reaching a million words.

Why Restaurants Make You Fat - The Daily Beast

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Could a personalized magazine called Mine help save print media?

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The pen is mighty

3 saves http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2009/05/19/f-best-poets-canada.html

As a prelude to this year's Griffin Prize for Poetry ceremony (June 3), the CBC embarked upon an exceptionally difficult task: pinpointing the 10 best Canadian poets writing in English.

Why E-Books Look So Ugly | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

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As books make the leap from cellulose and ink to electronic pages, some editors worry that too much is being lost in translation. Typography, layout, illustrations and carefully thought-out covers are all being reduced to a uniform, black-on-gray template that looks the same whether you’re reading Pride and Prejudice, Twilight or the Federalist Papers.

Stuart Jeffries on the revival of the exclamation mark | Books | The Guardian

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Exclamation marks used to be frowned upon. Now look what's happened! We use them all the time! Hurrah!!! But what is it about the age of email that gets people so over-excited?

Thomas L. Friedman and the high cost of speaking - Los Angeles Times

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The New York Times columnist returns a $75,000 speaking fee.

26 favorite words from 'Reading the OED' | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times

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Ammon Shea's book "Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages" is out in paperback this week. Reading it is a wonderful tease -- wonderful because he's pulled out some lovely words and their most interesting definitions, but a tease in that it's not enough. Despite his problems with overwordiness and eye strain, I too want to read the OED.

But as I have other things I'm supposed to be doing this year, I'll content myself with this vicarious read for now. And provide you with even a shorter, tasty tease: 26 favorite words from Shea's collection.

Big-Screen e-Readers May Help Save Newspapers - NYTimes.com

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The iPod stemmed losses in the music industry. The Kindle gave beleaguered book publishers a reason for optimism.

Now the recession-ravaged newspaper and magazine industries are hoping for their own knight in shining digital armor, in the form of portable reading devices with big screens.

Everyday Health Dilemmas Solved

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Eat pizza or Chinese? Sleep in or exercise? Find out which is the better choice.

How to Manage Your Reputation Online - Gadgetwise Blog - NYTimes.com

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Tips on how to manage your online rep, as well as your Google search results.

Lose your job? Tell your Facebook, Twitter friends -- OrlandoSentinel.com

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Those who have used online tools to tell the world they're out of work say it's a more effective way to communicate news that might be too difficult to verbalize, and doing so instantly brings a stream of supportive and helpful messages. It can also be a good way to jump-start a job search.

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