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MEMOS AND CORRESPONDENCE
60% of all emails, memos, and other correspondence go to other people in the organization of which 40% are in your own department. It’s important to make this flow as efficient and effortless as you can. These studies show that companies spend a lot of time talking to themselves. . ..
Dick Gehring, Consultant, NY
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BUYING ANTIQUES
If antique furniture is painted black, don't buy it.
Paul Polce, Ponzi's Antiques, Trumansburg, New York
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FINDING YOUR COLLAPSE POINT
Your collapse point is about three times the average distance you swim, cycle, or run each day. For example, if you run an average of three miles a day, you should be able to run nine miles without stopping.
Ned Frederick, writer, quoting statistician Ken Young, Exeter, New Hampshire
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CHECKING FOR STRESS
Warm hands indicate relaxation. Cool hands indicate tension. Place your hands on your neck, which is always warm; if they feel cool, concentrate on relaxing.
Jan Lowenstein, writer
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INVESTING IN SILICON VALLEY
In boom times, 30 percent of Silicon Valley venture capitalists will be funding identical projects. As with everybody else, they take creative risks only when they need to - like in a downturn.
Ben Cota, technology marketing guy, Oakland, California
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SPOTTING HIGH CHOLESTEROL
Look at the tendons on the back of your hand as you wiggle your fingers. If you see lumps of fat on those tendons, you probably have high cholesterol.
Anonymous
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RATIONING HOT WATER
If showers five to seven minutes apart are taken in rapid succession, a 50-gallon natural gas hot-water heater will begin to run out of hot water during the fourth shower.
John Towle, Salinas, California
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BUYING AN ORIENTAL CARPET
A good carpet should last at least two generations.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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BURNING CALORIES
Seventy calories are burned per mile, regardless of speed.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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PLANNING A LONG RUN
Plan to do your longest training runs on an empty stomach, beginning before 8 a.m. For each hour after 8 that you begin, cut the distance by 10 percent. Add 10 percent if you have one to two cups of coffee before starting.
Tom Ferguson M.D., Editor, Medical Self-Care, Inverness, California
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POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
Tall candidates with short names get elected twice as often as short candidates with long names.
Tom Wilbur, county commissioner, East Lansing, Michigan
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