Working Smarter
An excerpt from the
book
Mission: Organization
Overworked and out of time? A few simple
tweaks in your workday can lessen the stress:
- When deciding whether to file something
or pitch it, consider the words of
professional organizer
Vicki Norris: "Eighty percent of the
things we file, we never look at again."
- Be realistic when making a "to do" list.
A list of 15 tasks invites frustration and a
sense of failure, whereas a list of five can
be a motivator. If you struggle to limit
your "to do" list, create a "must do"
category and focus on those tasks first.
Eventually you'll have a sense of how much
you can reasonably complete in a day. Having
an organized office will help you cross
things off sooner.
- Skip the fancy color-coded filing system
or any system that demands too much
attention or time. Find a system that works
for you. It may be as basic as categorizing
papers into manila folders and handwriting
labels.
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