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Whether your intentions for the week are general goals or true commitments, productivity expert Jeff Doubek suggests placing them at the front of your planner, or in a note card in your wallet, or taped to your vanity mirror, to keep them front of mind. Day-Timer Blog

Well, no wonder they're happy

People often quit jobs because they don't like their boss. At training company Happy Ltd., employees who are dissatisfied with their current manager are allowed to pick another. The London -based company has won many honours, including rankings in the U.K.'s "best workplaces" list. Deliveringhappiness.com

Taking aim is fine; committing is better

Most business executives talk about goals, targets, aims and objectives. But business consultant Donald Cooper says those are wishy-washy words, and need to be replaced by the word commitment: "We need to stop 'aiming' and start committing." Vision Critical Guide

Keep tabs on tabs when using Firefox

If you often have a lot of tabs open on your browser and have trouble distinguishing which tab is which, there's an alternative for Firefox users, Side Tabs, which places the tabs on the left hand side, vertically, where more words from their title are visible. It works best with a wide-screen monitor, so that you aren't sacrificing width on the exposed page. www.addictivetabs.com

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