“Umm…err I wanted to do this…then you see I wanted to do that…well…and what about this…but how about that….does that make any sense?” Ever have those moments when you know what you want to say (or at least think you know what you want to say) but you just can’t get...
When you think of a product, what comes to mind? A physical product such as a widget, a chair, a diamond, a written report, a cardboard box? If one is to be productive, one must produce. However, does a product necessarily have to be something that can be held in...
Want a way to make the clothes in your closet or wardrobe look like new? Or at least want to look at your clothes in a different way? Try this closet o’ color experiment. First things first, this is not a closet makeover, but rather a brief experiment to show that...
That’s right, this is the 100th post on The Order Expert Blog! Wow, in some ways I can’t believe I’ve hit the 100th post. I started the blog back in April, with one, two, three posts. Before I knew it, I’d reached 20 posts, 30, 40 and then the posts by the tens kept...
We all know that Halloween is the ultimate dress-up day. What can be truly, downright scary (well, perhaps not “scary scary” as in a scary movie, but more, err, enlightening? Eye opening?), is when you make the...
Are you overwhelmed by paper? Paper seems to multiply like crazy: first there’s a little, and then all of a sudden there’s a lot. Where does one begin to keep paper under control? The question that begs to be asked is, “Do I pay attention to the paper that is in my...
Some people are early birds, some people are night owls, and some people fall somewhere in between… It’s one thing to know what section of the 24 hour day in which you function best overall, but to give yourself a boost in productivity, consider figuring out when you...
Need help bringing order to email composition? That is, the actual composition of the body of an email? Read on for a few quick tips to help you streamline the process: Use the “edit” function. Part of the beauty of email is that it is a mini word processing system in...
Once upon a time there was an elementary school teacher who bade her young students to clean the schoolyard of litter at the conclusion of the school’s springtime carnival. Some students were ready to grab garbage bags and run around the schoolyard haphazardly to...
The word productivity typically connotes activity. Sure you can be active, but just how useful is that activity if it does not help you in your attempt to produce something? Or even worse, what if that activity actually lengthens the amount of time it takes you to...