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#Fakecommute: A Ritual for Work-Life Balance When You #WFH

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But work from home (if we are lucky enough to have a job) will probably continue well into 2021. For me, it is valuable as a ritual that helps me shut off my work brain and creates a boundary between me and overworking. . If we learned anything during 2020, work-life balance is much harder when working from home.

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Walking While Working

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The benefits of walking to “clear your brain” or build relationships is not a new leadership technique. “ In Silicon Valley,Steve Jobs was famous for it. . . ” So, when you really need to get something done, get away from your computer and your conference room, and go for a long walk. It’s not a luxury.

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ArtsLabSF: Reflections About Social Learning With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. I said yes.

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Step-by-Step Guide: Nonprofit Walking Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is everyone sitting around the table, but only engaged on their mobile phones or laptops, checking email or looking at social feeds? Is everyone suffering from “foggy brain” caused by too much sitting down meetings? Meetings can not only be a waste of time but also zap our energy. Walking meetings can help shakes things up.

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Wisdom 2.0: Balance in A Hyper Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. I decided to have a different experience than live tweeting and even taking notes on my laptop. I call it slow social media. Healthy Mind Platter.

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What color is the social web?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was a fantastic opportunity to learn what types of questions are raised about social media in the context of strategic planning with nonprofits. When I'm asked questions that I don't know the answer to, I admit it and use it as opportunity to demonstrate the value of the social brain or having a good network on Twitter.

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Does the Used IT Market Have a Future?

Tech Soup

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. The late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, famously announced the post-PC era in March 2011 during the launch of the iPad 2.

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