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Are You Wasting Your Time if You Organize?
Posted by: | CommentsI was reading this article that claims yes you are wasting your time if you organize. It talks a lot about creating folders in gmail or just using the search feature. The search feature will save time.
I’ve seen pantry organization that looks like it belongs in a museum it’s so pretty. But, if you don’t have much time you might not want that as your goal. When it is you get stuck on, "My pantry just isn’t as lovely as theirs. I decluttered it and organized it and it still looks like a pantry." If it is usable that is the important thing right?
The same goes for complicated time systems. When the upkeep takes so much time, is it worth it?
I know people that are so particular in their filing that some files only have 1 or 2 pieces of paper in them. Broad categories are usually more efficient.
Where in your life has the quest for organization gotten out of hand? What is a simpler solution?
I Don’t Know Where To Start
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I walked into my office, I started to feel crushed in. I knew it was time to do a thorough cleaning of my office. I felt the usual, "Where do I even start?" feeling. So I did what I usually do with clean up projects like this.
I tore up some paper and on each piece I wrote a section of my office to clean. I started at the door and wrote, "Top of file cabinet", "Floor next to file cabinet", "printer stand"
For my desk I broke it down even further – left desk, middle of desk, right desk, CD area, papers in inbox and cubbyhole.
I turned the pieces of paper over, mixed them up and had my daugher which paper was first. My office didn’t take nearly as long as I thought it would when I started.
I have found that often times when I don’t know where to start or I have procrastinated on something, it’s because I haven’t broken the project down far enough.
Do you have any projects that need to be broken down?
