Paula Rizzo | List Producer

6 Things I’m Thankful For In My Life

November 1, 2013/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Health, Holidays, List Making, Reduce Stress, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

This month, I’m featuring a short list of things I’m thankful for in the List Producer newsletter! I

Things I’m Thankful For:

1. Everyone who follows my blog!
2. My fun and fabulous family
3. My Interns
4. Dark Chocolate
5. YouTube videos of cute puppies
6. Evernote

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But also work on your own “Thankful List” — scientists have discovered that giving thanks and being grateful are extremely important to increasing happiness! Don’t believe me? Watch this video to see a little experiment to prove it.

Make Your Holiday Season Less Awkward

October 29, 2013/0 Comments/in Food, Home, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

The holidays are almost here! For me, that means even more lists than usual,

lists of gifts to get my friends and family
to-do lists for decorating my apartment
grocery lists for Christmas cookies!

Still, all that planning can’t always prepare you for the awkwardness that comes with the holidays. Even though I get along great with my family, that isn’t the case for everyone, and even the closest families can have a grandfather with no filter. Read more

Make Your Team More Productive With Asana

October 27, 2013/0 Comments/in Apps, Benefits of List Making, Increase Productivity, List Making, Saving Money, Saving Time, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Being productive is not always a lone effort. In my day job and with my interns for this blog, I frequently have to work with a team. Being productive with a team requires collaboration and good communication, but with more people involved there are more opportunities for someone to forget to “reply all.”

Recently my interns and I began using Asana, a web and mobile application, designed by Facebook employees to improve the company’s productivity. We like it because it has allowed us to send fewer emails and it never lets us busy ladies forget anything!

There are a few reasons we think you’ll love it too:

Fab Find: Digital Vision Board

October 25, 2013/0 Comments/in Fab Find, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

As much as my nature makes me a doer, I wouldn’t be in the job I am in or maintain this site if I wasn’t also a dreamer. Having dreams and visualizing your goals is a key component in personal and professional success because dreams are what keep you going when plans fail!

In the same way it can be encouraging to see a goal written on a Post-It on your desk, it can be equally encouraging to see a photograph of your dream home. I’m a big fan of vision boards or dreamboards.

6 Things You Never Knew About the Post-It Note

October 22, 2013/1 Comment/in School, Shopping, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Sticky notes on the wall of the Wikimedia Foundation office (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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They are everywhere – colorful squares, tiny translucent flags – wherever you are, you’re likely nearby a Post-It. People everywhere depend on them for reminders, their to-do list, and to get organized.

At any one time I may have a flurry of sticky notes on my desk, on loose pieces of paper, folders, magazine pages and even on my phone!

But did you ever stop to think about how those sticky little squares came to be?

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