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ere are nine stressful and common habits that entrepreneurs and office workers should strive to elimina

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Focus on one or two at a time, just as you would with high-priority to-do i

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1. Do not answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers

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o not answer calls from unrecognized phone numb

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1. Do not answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers

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2. Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night
The former scrambles your priorities and plans for the day, and the latter just gives you insomnia. E-mail can wait until 10am, after you’ve completed at least one of your critical to-do items…

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2. Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night

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not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at nig

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2. Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night

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E-mail can wait until 10am, after you’ve completed at least one of your critical to-do items…

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3. Do not agree to meetings or calls with no clear agenda or end time

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not let people ramble

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“what’s up?”

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4. Do not let people ramble

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I’m in the middle of getting something out, but what’s going on

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5. Do not check e-mail constantly—“batch� and check at set times only
I belabor this point enough. Get off the cocaine pellet dispenser and focus on execution of your top to-do’s instead of responding to manufactured emergencies. Set up a strategic autoresponder and check twice or thrice daily.

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5. Do not check e-mail constantly — “batch” and check at set times only

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o not over-communicate with low-profit, high-maintenance custo

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6. Do not over-communicate with low-profit, high-maintenance customers

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There is no sure path to success, but the surest path to failure is trying to please everyon

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o not work more to fix overwhelm — prioritize

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7. Do not work more to fix overwhelm — prioritize

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Do not carry a cellphone or

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8. Do not carry a cellphone or Crackberry 24/7

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ke at least one day off of digital leashes per wee

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I do this on at least Saturday

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So what if you return a phone call an hour later or the next morning?

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Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should

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o not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities shou

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9. Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should

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Work is not all of life.

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Your co-workers shouldn’t be your only frien

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Don’t try to save everything. Save documents you think you might need on your computer and then throw the hard copies away.

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