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  • 1. The 1440 minutesSmall slideshareMay 2012the1440minutes.com

2. 1440 minutes is what we all have YouMe and around 7 billon people on this planetWe all have 1440 minutes per day7 days a week 365 days a yearthe1440minutes.com 3. 5 small things to save time in the officethe1440minutes.com 4. 1 What is the first thing people do when they arrive at their desk ?the1440minutes.com 5. They check mail, ... check the incoming as Seth Godin puts it. Meetingsthe1440minutes.com 6. But heres the thingthe1440minutes.com 7. Loc Lemeur bloggeurYourinboxissomeoneelseToDolist Votrebotederceptionestlatodolistedequelquundautrethe1440minutes.com 8. Be different. Be unique. Stand out. Do 1 thing1 thing work related Before you launch your email client Every morningthe1440minutes.com 9. Mark Twain Eatalivefrogeverymorning,andnothingworsewillhappentoyoutherestoftheday Mangeruncrapaudchaquematin,riendepirenepourravousarriverpendantlerestedelajournethe1440minutes.com 10. And See if it improves your productivity. Stop reacting to email,Act.You dont get paid to send email. Nobody does.the1440minutes.com 11. 2- Today, it seems meetings all look alikethe1440minutes.com 12. the1440minutes.com 13. Everybody bring a laptop and loose focusthe1440minutes.com 14. From the smallest company to the most powerful person on the planet, laptops are everywherethe1440minutes.com 15. Think this guy in blue is focusing onwhats happening or checking mail?Or tweeting ? Or updating hisFacebook profile ?the1440minutes.com 16. A simple step to more efficient meetingsthe1440minutes.com 17. Ban laptopsAnd cellphonesYou canthe1440minutes.com 18. See the differencethe1440minutes.com 19. the1440minutes.com 20. Let me introduce you a CEO who banned laptops in meeting.the1440minutes.com 21. Eric Schmidt Google CEO from 2001 to 2011the1440minutes.com 22. Does it work ? Looks like it.the1440minutes.com 23. 3- Email and the toastthe1440minutes.com 24. Ever had the feeling your inbox look like this ?the1440minutes.com 25. the1440minutes.com 26. Source Radicati Group Avril 2010the1440minutes.com 27. But the worst is the Microsoft toast :the1440minutes.com 28. The little window on the bottom right corner of your screen:the1440minutes.com 29. It is everywhere, not only in Microsoft productsthe1440minutes.com 30. the1440minutes.com 31. the1440minutes.com 32. If you think you are safe with a Mac, think againthe1440minutes.com 33. There are here too !!!the1440minutes.com 34. the1440minutes.com 35. What purpose does the toast serve? None. Except making you loose focus and waste time. Look at them and YOU are toasted.the1440minutes.com 36. Get rid ofthem all andenjoy sometimeundistractedthe1440minutes.com 37. the1440minutes.com 38. the1440minutes.com 39. the1440minutes.com 40. 4- You will not miss anything because by definition an email is NEVER urgent.the1440minutes.com 41. Sherry Turkle MIT Professor -the1440minutes.com 42. Sherryl Turkle Speedofcommunicationhasbecomemoreimportantthancommunicationitself Lavitessedelacommunicationestdevenuplusimportantequelacommunicationelle-mmethe1440minutes.com 43. 6 emails in 97 minutes. 1 email every 16 minutes on average... A phone call would have save them both Guillaume & Damien some time.When urgent, pick up the phone,dont write an email you will save time.the1440minutes.com 44. 5- Last advice for today, since we are on the topic, lets talk about the phonethe1440minutes.com 45. Close your eyes when you are on the phone unless you are driving or walking in the street of course.the1440minutes.com 46. It says your eyes capture 70% of info sent to your brain.the1440minutes.com 47. 70% for the eyes, 30% for smell, touch, hear andtaste. Close the eyes youll be more in theconversation.the1440minutes.com 48. Sorry, thats the only picture I found on the internet of someone on the phone with his eyes closed but you get the idea.the1440minutes.com 49. Other idea to save time on the phone, stand up.the1440minutes.com 50. Lets concludethe1440minutes.com 51. 1- Eat a live frog every morning 2- No laptops nor cell in meetings 3- Get rid of all the toasts 4- An email is NEVER urgent 5- Close your eyes when on the phonethe1440minutes.com 52. Thanks ! Lets make the office a better place. Lets all stop wasting time. Damien [email protected] the1440minutes.comthe1440minutes.com