Newsletter 508: How to Tame the Internet!

Find information online - fast! You have received this newsletter because you subscribed to it from our website. [Click here to stop being sent it.]( Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Mind Tools Newsletter]( [Newsletter Icon] [Join]( [Corporate Solutions]( [Toolkit]( [Contact Us]( [How to Find What You Want on the Internet] How to Tame the Internet! When the whole world is at your fingertips, digitally speaking, how can you find exactly what you’re looking for on the internet? Whatever you type into your search engine, it will likely return more pages than you could ever need, so learn how to refine your searches with our article, [Seven Ways to Find What You Want on the Internet](. Knowing how to gather information effectively comes down to good organization, and you can explore some of the basics of working efficiently with our articles, [How to Be Organized]( and [The Art of Filing](. Enjoy this newsletter! Newsletter 508 January 16, 2018 In This Issue... [Seven Ways to Find What You Want on the Internet]( [How to Be Organized]( [The Art of Filing]( [Information Gathering]( [Facebook Icon]( [FIND US on Facebook]( [Twitter Icon]( [FIND US on Twitter](  [Featured Icon] Featured Resources at Mind Tools [][Seven Ways to Find What You Want on the Internet] [Seven Ways to Find What You Want on the Internet]( Follow these tips for searching online quickly and effectively. All Readers' Skill-Builder [][How to Be Organized] [How to Be Organized]( Explore these time-saving strategies for taking control of your day. All Readers' Skill-Builder [][The Art of Filing] [The Art of Filing]( Eliminate desktop clutter and inefficiency with these good habits for file management. All Readers' Skill-Builder  [corporate product] Give your team learning that they can access "in the moment." Empower your people to take control of their own learning with 2,400+ resources. [Find Out More About Mind Tools Corporate]( [CLub Icon] ... And From the Mind Tools Club [][Information Gathering] [Information Gathering]( Learn how to gather good-quality information, and to identify the best sources. All Members' Skill-Builder [Overcoming Information Overload] [Overcoming Information Overload]( Find out how to filter and manage the information that really matters to you. All Members' Skill-Builder [Jain and Sharma's BADIR Framework] [Jain and Sharma's BADIR™ Framework]( Use this framework to turn information and Big Data into actionable decisions. All Members' Skill-Builder [blog Icon] Join Our #MTtalk Twitter Chat [MTtalk] [Don't Say "Yes" When You Want to Say "No!"]( Do you want to know how to say "No"? Join us for our one-hour Twitter chat on Friday, January 19, at 1 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. GMT. Simply follow us @Mind_Tools, and use #MTtalk. [blog Icon] In the Mind Tools Blog [How Can I Stop Saying Sorry All the Time?] [How Can I Stop Saying Sorry All the Time?]( Mind Tools PA Rosie Robinson explores why people feel the need to apologize for almost everything! [Tools Icon] For Learning & Development Professionals, From Mind Tools Corporate [The Secrets of Successful Onboarding] [The Secrets of Successful Onboarding]( Bob Little explores the benefits that effective onboarding can deliver to organizations, such as higher employee engagement, productivity and retention. A Final Note It's a modern miracle that you can type a search request, and be presented with a bewildering array of responses in a fraction of a second. But you can save yourself hours of frustration in the long run by taking just a few minutes to refine your search habits. Next week, you can find out how to make the most of a career break or other long-term absence from the workplace. Have a great week! 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