Organizational help for the chronically disorganized
This is the seventh and final post in a series on procrastination remedies. In the previous post I talked about what we can do when we procrastinate because we think we suck at something. Today we take a look at fear. There are two kinds of fears that come up when it comes to organizing: fear about our identity, and… Read More
This is the sixth post in a series on procrastination remedies. In the previous post I talked about what to do when you feel overwhelmed because your system is broken. In this post we’re going to look at what we can do when we procrastinate because we think we are terrible at doing the task. I have definitely been there… Read More
Yesterday I started a series on remedies for procrastination. First up was how to stop procrastinating because the job is too boring. Today we talk about solutions for procrastination because we feel overwhelmed about how long things take. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed because we think it will take f-o-r-e-v-e-r to do something. I get it: I whine (to myself) about… Read More
Clutter causes many problems. The most obvious problem is that there is no space! When your house is stuffed full of things, there is no room for you to work on anything. You feel cramped and crowded. Every time you want to eat a meal, you have to clear piles off the table. When you want to go to bed… Read More
We’re all guilty of this from time to time: procrastination. When it comes to decluttering, organizing, cleaning and making our home work, why do we so often put things off? Let’s zoom in on the sources of procrastination. I want you to picture in your head that room or task—you know the one I’m talking about. Now what kind of… Read More
Have you ever noticed how some people never seem to make any headway with organization? If you’re like me, you sometimes get discouraged at your own lack of progress. So what is it that seems to hold us back year after year? At lifehack.org, Kayiba Mpoyi gives 10 reasons why some people will never succeed. Let’s take a look at… Read More
Household Management is what we do to keep our homes running. It is everything that keeps our homes (and lives) functioning, useable, clean, orderly, and beautiful. From the top down it looks like this: Household Management – Systems – Routines or Projects – Tasks. (graphic here) Systems are like the machine that needs to be in place to get a… Read More
I recently read this from Adrienne Dorison: “The GAP is the distance between your GOAL and the ACTION needed to make PROGRESS towards achieving it. There are 3 areas you may have a GAP and need to fill — know this BEFORE you make an investment.” Then she lists the three GAPs as knowledge, action, and belief. This is huge! Identifying… Read More
Back in October I excavated one of my (many) piles to get a sense of exactly what ends up in my piles and why I was making piles. From a single pile that had been sitting on my bedroom floor for several months, there were approximately 70 (!) items, including sticky notes, magazines, paint chips for a project, mail, old… Read More
