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17 Tips to Double Your Productivity in 14 Days:

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1. Turn off all technology for 60 minutes a day and focus on doing your most important work. 2. Work in 90 minute cycles (tons of science is now confirming that this is the optimal work to rest ratio). 3. Start your day with at least 30 minutes of exercise. 4. Don't check your email first thing in the morning. 5. Turn all your electronic notifications off. 6. Take one day a week as a complete recovery day, to refuel and regenerate (that means no email, no phone calls and zero work). You need full recovery one day a week otherwise you'll start depleting your capabilities. 7. The data says workers are interrupted every 11 minutes. Distractions destroy productivity. Learn to protect your time and say no to interruptions. 8. Schedule every day of your week every Sunday morning. A plan relieves you of the torment of choice (said novelist Saul Bellow). It restores focus and provides energy. 9. Work in blocks of time. Creative geniuses all had 2 things in common: when th

Environment Day with Youth for Life - Kenya at Athi River

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Rosemary, in one of AYICC Kenya meetings On the 14th may 2011 AYICC-Kenya members had an opportunity to visit the Youth For Life Kenya, a youth group based in Athi River for environmental awareness day. The theme of the Day was Mobilizing the youth for Environmental Management. There was a good representation of the AYICC Education and Outreach Team led by Njeri Kuria (Environmental Education Specialist), Richard Omondi (AYICC Kenya Ass. Programmes Coordinator), Alpha Gitau (NYCC IV Convenor), Anthony Ogolla (KUNEC Secretary General) and Rosemary Wangechi (AYICC Kenya Communications Officer). Over 25 youth from the group were present to listen to us. The first presentation was on Waste management which Njeri took us through this session. It was very interactive, lively and also many questions were thrown to her. She taught on the principle of management of waste and emphasized on the reduction of waste production and generation into the environment. At the end of this session, th

A World in need of Environmental-Friendly Attitudes:

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The world is going Green! It’s the in thing to be. If you didn’t know, well … you are old. I was born a dreamer and taught to believe in miracles. For me, the world we are living in is a miracle. From the solar powered, customer-serving robots in Japan to the electricity generating wind mills off the coast of Netherlands-we can safely conclude that humanity is discovering new frontiers in the quest to adapt to the ever growing threat that is climate change . While our brave twighlight generation engage in supporting establishment of these ventures, the Youth are the face of the champions selling this new paradigm shift which integrates economic pursuit with Mother Nature ‘consciousness’ – as Oprah might put it – in English, sustainable development . It’s become the most popular term in modern economics while sociologists ponder whether it is worth dedicating a whole course to. There has been talk from Western governments of ‘greening’ their economy while developing countries,