@JonYag

What I Have Figured Out So Far

(Pronounced like “Jon Yag”)

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1:1 Meetings. Endure or Love?

I once had a manager whose idea of a one-on-one meeting was to spend the entire time complaining about my teammates. - by name. But let’s talk about the kind of meetings that actually matter if done correctly: the one-on-one meetings. When done right, these gems can transform your work, school, and home life.

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Book Review - One That I Liked, A Lot

Reading this book was not just a journey into note-taking techniques for me. It led me, and a surprising number of other readers I found on the internet, into a transformative practice that challenges the conventional wisdom of how we compile, process, and generate knowledge. If you love note-taking and knowledge management, enjoy writing (or would like to), or are involved in researching anything, I highly recommend you take a spin through this book.

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How to Brainstorm Virtually

A recent article in Scientific American talked about the many surveys that have shown an increasing preference to work remotely or in hybrid manner. I think we all feel that. They also linked to surveys that showed that there is also an increased comfort or ability to participate for those with social challenges, different abilities, different personalities or other areas that have traditionally been a left out in the workplace.

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