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Tue, June 02, 2009 - 11:00:53

A Note on Notes

Last week marked a sad day for the hand written note.  Amid declining sales and a markedly decreased demand for its extravagantly priced fine papers, venerable stationer Mrs. John L. Strong announced it was closing up shop for good. As The New York Times reports:

In a news release on Thursday, Tom Kalenderian, a general merchandise manager at Barneys New York, said Mrs. John L. Strong “represents the best social writing paper of our time.”

But, unfortunately, “our time” also seems to quickly be forgetting the immeasurable value of the hand written note.  With the convenience of email, Twitter, Facebook, and more, we often turn to our computers as the fast and easy way to drop the people we love a quick line.  And that’s certainly not a bad thing!  After all, who doesn’t love getting a new message on their Wall or a snappy @reply from their tweeps?  It goes without saying that all of these new methods of communication are fantastic for their own reasons, but it’s important to note that they will never take the place of small-but-powerful letter.

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Tue, June 02, 2009 - 8:11:08

Watch Linda and Robin on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet Today!

More exciting news for our bestselling book, THE POWER OF SMALL!  Watch us this morning on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet to hear the inspiring stories of everyday people who changed their lives just by thinking small.  Visit their website for more information on stations in your area.

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Fri, May 29, 2009 - 8:15:38

Two Lists to Start Now

While trying to navigate our busy lives as business women, mothers, wives, and best-selling authors, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with our schedules.  That’s why we’ve become such proponents of the checklist, which we’ve discovered is the easiest way to shrink our days down into accomplishable tasks.  But, a recent post we came across on Peter Bregman’s blog, How We Work, opened our eyes to two new kinds of lists that exemplify another amazing way to put THE POWER OF SMALL to work for you.

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Thu, May 28, 2009 - 8:25:41

Use the Force

We might not be Jedi Knights, but one thing is for certain: when it comes to thinking small, the force is with us! That’s why we just had to contribute our thoughts on Leo Babauta’s recent post on the “Art of the Small,” a Star Wars technique with which Jedis could manipulate the force in order to literally shrink their problems down to the molecular level. 

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Tue, May 26, 2009 - 10:46:26

Small Talk Saves Money

If you’re a regular reader of the Small Blog, then you already know that small talk not only increases your job performance, it can save your life.  But, did you know that small talk can also save you time and money?  Well, that’s exactly what happened to Chris Brogan, who wrote about it on his blog.

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