Nowadays we tend to rely on cellphones, smartphones and other digital devices to “remember” information for us. Such reliance can sabotage the best of intentions when it comes to being productive, especially when you cannot retrieve information if you lost or...
Organizing Tip: Clever Clutter Sweeps
Looking to clear up clutter in your home or at work? Here’s a few ideas of places to tidy up when you are short on time but big on intent. Computer Desktop. Looking at too many files or folders on your desktop? Take a few moments to delete those items you no longer...
Productivity Tip: Define Your Product
Lots of times when we are interested in becoming more productive, we can tend to glaze over the fact that while we are so excited and anxious about producing “something,” we have little idea as to where we are going exactly. For example, if someone were to ask you,...
Help! I Have To Organize Everything…Right Now!
We’ve all had those days where things are a mess: appointments are missed, lines of communication are stalled, plus, you aren’t sure what day of the week it is. Before you devote..
Productivity Tip: Rest Up
What’s one great way to be more productive in your daily life? Why, to get more rest, of course. By rest, I mean sleep. I know, I know, we’ve all heard this plenty of times, but how many of us really get the full amount of sleep that we need daily? When’s the last...
Top 10 List: 10 Professions Where Order Rules
All work requires some sort of order to be kept. Here’s a short list of jobs that require either organizing people (customers, clients, suppliers, etc.) or physical items (books, numbers, ideas, etc.), or managing time and travel (events, dates, timetables). Number...
Time Management Tip: Easing Into The Evening
Having trouble easing into your evening? Relaxing and unwinding before bedtime seem like a thing of the past? Flopping into bed with lots of things on your mind all the while you are excitedly telling yourself, “Ok! Now it’s time to sleep!” Here’s a few tips on how to...
Top 10 List: Even More Ways To Organize Items
Number 10. Alphabetically (A-Z) Number 9. Alphabetically (Z-A) Number 8. Use Number 7. Strength Number 6. Weakness Number 5. Man-made Number 4. Natural Number 3. Idea Number 2. Design Number 1. Age
Productivity Tip: Mix Things Up with Different Task Types
Ever sit and read a book in one day? Or perhaps you stood and filed away a gigantic stack of papers? While you might have enjoyed reading the book and congratulated yourself at finally getting the filing done, how did you feel afterward? Most likely drained; either...
Getting Out of Order to Get Back Into Order: Fashion Edition!
Sometimes, you need to take a step back from order to get back into order… Do you ever find yourself wearing the same tried-and-true clothing outfits or “uniforms” day-in and day-out? You might need to make some adjustments to break away from that in-place...