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#40BetterHours: The Art of Single Tasking

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.” This week, the Poynter Institute Katie Hawkins-Gaar and Ren LaForme joined forces to host a series called #40 Better Hours , a project to improve newsroom culture by looking at things that cause stress like workflow and communication and teaching journalist skills to combat information overload, part of a technology wellness routine.

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Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Science is showing us that the brain can really only do one thing at a time. When we are engaged in what we think is multitasking, what we’re really doing is we’re forcing the brain to switch back and forth really rapidly and creating feelings of anxiety and stress in our physical body. Anything else you want to share?

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

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Army Traumatic Brain Injury Program, developing the Army’s brain injury prevention and treatment strategies for soldiers . Teach For America. In addition to her role, she hosts “The Reconstruction,” a podcast about moving capital towards justice . Previously served as deputy director of the U.S. Bernard Mauricia.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application. You should have a mix of approaches in your webinar. Incorporate Different Delivery Options.

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Wisdom 2.0: Living Consciously In A Connected World

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He did this by teaching himself to be selfish and not respond. He also talked about changing his brain chemistry. Greg Pass, CTO/Twitter, teaching new employees something called "Twittokinetics" and advises them to pay attention to what their doing, understand & own the problem & realize learning opportunities.

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Why You Need to Care About Documentaries in 2022

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Documentaries in the form of podcasts, mini series and limited series are all flying at us. Our brains share a lot of similarities, except for the center that controls compassion, empathy, perception, motor control, self-awareness, and interpersonal experience — that’s way more developed in orcas. To keep up. But it’s more than that.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

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We are recording the calls so those that face electricity/connectivity problems can download it as a podcast and listen to the recordings later – and view slides/ notes. Using this visual techniques , allows participants to give each other feedback and also see points of connection. Make It Fun, Celebrate.

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