Another day in the office. Humans are routine-seeking creatures, and the daily cycle of office work is as much a regular routine as you are likely to find. Even if you love the work you do, so many aspects of office life are the same every day that the days begin to take on an eerie similarity and ultimately blend into one indistinguishable stretch with only the occasional bump or jolt to demarcate the passage of time. In some ways, a routine is good and can increase productivity: when you come in each day, you know what you need to do and how to do it, so little time is wasted on practical and procedural matters. Imagine if you had to relearn your job every day! It would be well after lunch before you ever did anything productive. Continue reading How to be Comfortably Productive
Month: April 2011
How to Pick the Right Filing Cabinet
Paper, paper, paper. In any office, paper seems to come out of nowhere: piles of it mysteriously appear and disappear on your desk with no indication of where they came from or where they are going. There is paper in drawers, paper in wastebaskets, paper on the floor, paper on the walls. How much of it is really important is anyone’s guess, but there is no doubt that something must be done to organize it. The easiest thing is to throw it all away, of course, but that simply won’t do: Continue reading How to Pick the Right Filing Cabinet
How to Save Money on Business Printing Expenses
When you’re running a business, you have a lot of financial burdens on your plate, from payroll to office supplies. One of the costs in almost any industry is the cost of printing up marketing materials. Whether your business requires brochures, posters, business cards and more or you simply need to have menus printed for your restaurant, the costs of printing can add up quickly. However, there are ways you can save money on your marketing materials. Continue reading How to Save Money on Business Printing Expenses
Best Tips for Insuring Your Jewelry
Insurance is useful for a broad range of scenarios and aspects of our life. From life insurance to auto insurance, we’re all familiar with the concept, especially when it is required by law. However, there are a few details we may be ignoring, those of which can really be devastating when something does go wrong. Many of us have pieces of jewelry we hold very dear, particularly our engagement and wedding rings. These items not only hold great sentimental value, but also financial value, the cost of which can be crippling when it comes time to replace them. Continue reading Best Tips for Insuring Your Jewelry
Make a Killing at a Property Auction
Over recent years, buying property at auction has become more and more popular. An increasing awareness of property auctions (partly thanks to TV shows such as Homes Under The Hammer) has attracted more and more people to auction rooms in the hope of snapping up a property bargain. Continue reading Make a Killing at a Property Auction