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JANUARY 9, 2020

2) Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Here they are: Rituals. Since I do this every year, I also look at what I wrote the previous year. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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JUNE 22, 2017

1: Make Time Everyday for Reflection: Keep a Journal. The first step is self-awareness and that happens through tracking and observing yourself in work situations that trigger stress. One way to do this is to build in some reflection time into your day and maintain a journal. There are also many other benefits to writing a journal.

Professional 113

Professional Management Journal Reflection 113

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JANUARY 25, 2007

Nancy White pinged me the other day asking if I was interested in joining the Guest Editor Crew she is leading for the next edition of the KM4Dev journal. The theme is going to be on something like "Technology for knowledge sharing in development."

Journal 50

Journal Knowledge Research Collaboration 50

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JANUARY 3, 2019

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. At end of the year, I read through the journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of personal and professional fulfillment? Year in Review.

Professional 114

Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

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JANUARY 20, 2008

Harry was interviewed for this article in the School Library Journal about Creative Commons - and the screencast we created in November. His photo was also featured in a Creative Commons poster by Berne Guerrero.

Journal 50

Journal Library Interview Screencast 50

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Here are two more tips for productivity routines: Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Looking Ahead Rituals. I use the technique of Bullet Journals , a hand-written system to manage your to-do lists. My bullet journal also incorporates “looking-ahead” rituals linked to my calendar.

Professional 102

Professional Tips Journal Technique 102

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JANUARY 4, 2017

My rituals include: 1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. In early January, I read through the year’s journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of professional fulfillment?

Professional 103

Professional Facilitation Journal San Jose 103

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JANUARY 5, 2018

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. In early January, I read through the journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of personal and professional fulfillment? Year in Review.

Professional 0

Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

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OCTOBER 19, 2005

On the Vlogging list, there is an interesting thread on Citizen Journalism as part of a class at Temple University Film and Media Arts. She assigned students to watch some Citizen Journalism vlogs and post their criticism. Department on Multimedia Production. The class is taught by Jen. required.

Vlog 50

Vlog Journal Course Technorati 50

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JULY 31, 2007

The KM4D Journal is produced by the KM4Dev-community and I was honored to participate on the editorial team for the the recently published issued on " Stewarding technologies for collaboration, community building and knowledge sharing in development.

Journal 50

Journal Knowledge Collaboration Develop 50

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JANUARY 21, 2021

One of the first research studies published in the journal Diabetologia found that “dosing exercise as brief, intense ‘exercise snacks’ before main meals is a time-efficient and effective approach to improve glycaemic control in individuals with insulin resistance.”

Exercise 124

Exercise Classes New York Brain 124

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JULY 5, 2016

The term “media” now means so much more than journalism and documentary film. Journalism News and Information. Within those there are 25 sub-categories, including radio, film and video, mobile media, media justice, internet access, freedom of expression, investigative journalism, etc. Telecommunications Infrastructure.

Map 76

Map Fund Data Tools 76

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Video Blogging Learning Journal. View the vlog post about it here. I'll still continue to blog here during the next two weeks, but will point you over to daily guest posts on Netsquared. Notes on shooting yourself. At blogher, I attended a workshop on video blogging lead by Ryanne Hodson and Zadi Diaz.

Journal 50

Journal Video Vlog Learning 50

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AUGUST 1, 2017

But, without this important step, we are doomed to repeating the same mistakes, over and over again. But how to create a routine around reflection for yourself and at your nonprofit?

Reflection 94

Reflection Structure Journal Nonprofit 94

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2006

Click to Play About the Content In late Spring, snapping turtles come out of their hibernation and look for a place to dig a hole. ? Last June, I was sitting outside in our backyard and was startled to see a giant snapping turtle walk right in front of me.? Today, we discovered what he or err she was up to!

Vlog 50

Vlog QuickTime Journal Learning 50

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The September, 2012 Issue of the NTEN Change Journal is pure crack for nonprofit #datanerds (folks who would definitely wear a t-shirt emblazoned with “I Love Data!” Like the field the evolving field of “ data journalism ” will there be a new breed of fundraisers? We may need to start wearing these here!

Attention 99

Attention Data Fundraising Journal 99

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JANUARY 12, 2021

My walking ritual was featured in this Wall Street Journal article. Walking can be inclusive. You don’t need to walk as your fake commute and other activities help you establish boundaries. Walking as exercise has documented mental and physical benefits.

Life 126

Life Work Exercise Mind 126

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MAY 19, 2015

For the monitoring and scheduling, participants will be encouraged to keep journals in any format they like. While old fashioned pen and paper work great, there are also some terrific apps for journaling on your mobile phone. I am particularly fond of “ Day One ” for the iPhone and Mac platform.

Journal 50

Journal Mentoring Nonprofit Leadership 50

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JULY 28, 2017

In analyzing these work journals, she discovered that there are predictable triggers that inflate or deflate inner work life, and, even accounting for variation among individuals, they are pretty much the same for everyone.

Celebrate 107

Celebrate Journal Consultant Research 107

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APRIL 1, 2007

Trying to catch up before I head for NTC, and found this on Lucy Bernholz's blog. It lead this excerpt. Damn, don't have a WSJ subscription! Maybe some kind soul will send me an email with text so I can forward to my mom and dad. Got it from reader: Download Kanter-article-WSJ.pdf.

Journal 50

Journal Widget NTC Fundraising 50

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JULY 6, 2016

I also do a lot of tracking of habit change through journaling and my wearable device, but I really think it is awesome how Wendy journals with a spreadsheet! She also had an “accountability buddy,” a colleague at work who she checks in with each morning. As someone who is also a data nerd, I love this approach.

Work 62

Work Journal Track Awareness 62

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

A 2013 study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, based on a survey of 43,000 workers, concluded that the disadvantages of noise and distraction associated with open office plans reduced productivity.

Product 110

Product Technique Nonprofit Method 110

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I know this sounds like extra work, but keeping a journal can help you remember exactly what worked really well or what you’d like to tweak or improve the next round. I was chatting with Dana Nelson from GiveMN , one of the longest running giving days who tell me she and her team are always “writing it down as they go.”

Reflection 119

Reflection Practice Results Storytelling 119

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JULY 26, 2012

The Unantipcated Benefits of Content Curation – article in NTEN Journal and other resources. I’ll be talking about the art and practice of good curation and also share some techniques for staying focused while doing working on social media for practitioners. NetSmart: How To Thrive Online. How To Focus in an Age of Distraction.

Mind 97

Mind Social Media Wikispaces Media 97

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Bullet Journal: This technique is a process of curating your daily, weekly, and monthly tasks to help you prioritize. Bullet Journal is done by hand. This can help you catch yourself when you procrastinate and establish better habits. I never would have completed writing my second book if it were not for this book.

Method 127

Method Technique Reflection Exercise 127

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

” For the first time, researchers will have access to a large-scale crisis data, which will hopefully lead to more-informed policies, journalism, and interventions across the crisis and mental health space. This has already informed journalism, local policy makers, and community groups taking action to help people in crisis.

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Research Data Open Journal 50

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DECEMBER 9, 2015

” Whether this is writing in a journal, coloring in an adult coloring book, yoga, meditation, listening to music, or walking, she does something for herself. For her, she likes having the freedom of choice, although she tends to lean on journaling techniques like Bullet Journaling.

Learning 50

Learning Social Journal Podcast 50

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APRIL 1, 2020

I had to reclaim my morning routine of doing quiet activities that include stuff journaling, reading, or writing. The result is that we feel that we are not accomplishing as much as we should be which adds to our feelings of anxiety and further contributes to our perception of a lack of control.

Tips 168

Tips Exercise Nonprofit News 168

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OCTOBER 17, 2006

The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. I've resisted adding music for three stupid reasons: 1. My (incorrect) perception that non-copyrighted music is crap. Why add KB or MB to the file size when my content instructional.

Music 50

Music Video Journal QuickTime 50

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AUGUST 20, 2015

Aside from practicing many of the practical tips we offer, part of the homework encourages emerging nonprofit leaders in the project to do some reflection time and maintain a journal. Leadership is all about forming good habits, and writing it down helps you change and commit to the habits.

Skills 50

Skills Build Journal Leadership 50

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JANUARY 23, 2012

For example, keeping a journal of what you consume and taking incremental steps towards reducing it so it becomes a lifestyle change. I know for myself that a return to keeping visual journals on paper and drawing with magic markers has been incredibly useful in this area.

Literacy 110

Literacy Chapter Journal Teach 110

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APRIL 12, 2013

The Unantipcated Benefits of Content Curation – article in NTEN Journal and other resources. Jana will share some techniques such as mind mapping and sketchnotes as well as share the different options for tools – both analog (paper and markers) and digital (ipad). Additional Resources. NetSmart: How To Thrive Online.

Mind 100

Mind Social Media Wikispaces Media 100

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JULY 11, 2012

I was honored to write a feature article in the recent issue of the NTEN journal called “ The Unanticipated Benefits of Content Curation: Reducing Information Overload.” ” I’ll be doing a FREE webinar on Thursday, July 12 at 11 am PST to walk you through the idea and practices described in the area.

Content 101

Content Benefit Skype Ratio 101

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MARCH 16, 2012

Lehrer’s piece on the Wall Street Journal is here. Lehrer’s piece on the Wall Street Journal is here Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle.

Seattle 112

Seattle Journal Children National 112

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

And it's good to have a journal recording what I've learned. It seems like just yesterday when I started my nine-month journey as Visiting Scholar for Nonprofits and Social Media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. But it's even better for learning to have someone asked you some questions.

Reflection 74

Reflection Journal Social Media Interview 74

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JUNE 20, 2017

Keep a new ideas journal and don’t feel like a failure if you don’t implement everything. So, it is hard for us not to give our complete energy, even at the expense of our well-being and stressing ourselves out. The article offers several tips for applying “Satisficing” in general to our lives: 1.

Nonprofit 123

Nonprofit Culture Reflection Poll 123

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JUNE 11, 2013

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal , Laura shared why she is releasing the curriculum and the basic frameworks. At the time, I was working on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author KD Paine. After the book launch, I asked her if she would consider writing the foreword to our book and she said yes!

Giving 98

Giving Philanthropy Teach Student 98