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<p class="MsoNormal">Elena,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You're not alone! Our first library went remote on March 10 and I only now feel somewhat able to even catch my breath-- and I'm not even dealing with the instruction side of things at all.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A while back, I went through and assigned categories to my Outlook tasks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">and then created different Views in Outlook so I could view the different categories of tasks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It's not helping me do any better at staying on top of things right at the moment, but at least looking at the pretty colors and categorizations is soothing.
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">šš</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kirsti<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Elena Bianco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 1, 2020 17:00<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Primo discussions <wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu>; 'WACTCLC Alma Discussion' <wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wactclc-alma] tips for staying organized at home?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks, Kirsti, Wade and all. One thing I'm finding is that I have my to-do list, but I can't even get to it, because I'm putting out fires and responding to emails and everyone is needing help
and calling a million Zoom meetings before the quarter starts next week. I am sincerely hoping things will calm down, because right now I feel like I can hardly take 15 minutes to each lunch and I'm having to be connected and online and paying attention all
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Elena Bianco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Wactclc-primo <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>> on behalf of Thomas, Kirsti <<a href="mailto:Kirsti.Thomas@seattlecolleges.edu">Kirsti.Thomas@seattlecolleges.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 1, 2020 4:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Primo discussions <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu</a>>; 'WACTCLC Alma Discussion' <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wactclc-primo] tips for staying organized at home?</span> <o:p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I found this article to be incredibly helpful in using the desktop versions of OneNote and Outlook to at help me keep track of stuff:<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2Ftag%2Fturn-outlook-project-management-tool-onenote-integration%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C485440fcc31b4341530208d7d698d497%7C02d8ff38d7114e31a9156cb5cff788df%7C0%7C0%7C637213824227675850&sdata=g1HVSWyWPxuO0MM9Jk7b0qSjF62VX9QtaoWe3Sf7na0%3D&reserved=0">https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/turn-outlook-project-management-tool-onenote-integration/</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">A friend of mine who's been telecommuting for several years, says that every morning at the start of her day, she looks over all of her open tasks, and then selects specific ones to be her to-do list for that day. I've found that I'm
more productive on days when I do the same. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="xmsonormal">It will be ok!<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Kirsti S. Thomas<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Library Technical Service Manager<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Seattle Colleges<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><a href="mailto:kirsti.thomas@seattlecolleges.edu">kirsti.thomas@seattlecolleges.edu</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-primo <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Guidry, Wade<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 31, 2020 18:09<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Primo discussions <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu</a>>; 'WACTCLC Alma Discussion' <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wactclc-primo] tips for staying organized at home?<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Amy,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Yes, this COVID-19 event seems to be putting additional stress on everyone, with all of the reorienting of both the work day and the work output to online, remote modes of production.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">And yes, I probably get a bit of a comparative advantage, since I havenāt really had to reorient myself in the same way. I do remember when I first started telecommuting, which began with this job. That first
morning at 8am, for several weeks after that, I felt like āOK, itās 8am, what the he*&%l do I do now?ā
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Honestly, for tracking, I tend to rely a lot on email and memory. Thatās one reason I appreciate the use of listservs rather than direct mail, because it serves as more of a permanent record.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">And, like Kirsti Thomas at Seattle, Iām a *<b>big</b>* fan of Microsoft OneNote. I actually track a lot of stuff via OneNote. Especially things that occur over time. OneNote is probably the most concrete advice
I have.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Another thing I tend to do is work on the hardest or most complex activities when Iām feeling the most engaged and mentally alert.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">One nice thing about working at home, I find, is that the day is ālongerā, in the sense that you may experience less āsunk costā time, since youāre not having to move from one place to another, experience fewer
casual or unintended interrupts, figure out lunch logistics, or even having to get cleaned up and dressed
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span style="color:#1F497D">. Thatās a double-edged sword, though. Since those things also provide a structure to the day. And help solidify the feeling of being in āworkā mode.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">But, the advantageā¦ with that extra feeling of time, I feel like I end up with more opportunity to work on things that best suit my current mental mood. Sometimes thatās less-engaged busy or rote work. Sometimes
itās the deeper thinking, problem solving stuff.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Those are some thoughts I can offer.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-primo [<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">mailto:wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Herman, Amy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 31, 2020 12:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WACTCLC Alma Discussion' <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu</a>>; WACTCLC Primo discussions <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Wactclc-primo] tips for staying organized at home?<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">Since you are a pro at working from home, can you give those of us new to it any tips for staying organized with all the influx of requests and tasks that we need to accomplish, away from our usual resources? I'm feeling overwhelmed
and my usual paper to-do list probably isn't going to cut it!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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