Devote one day to organization and cleanup

photo credit: MarkWallace

I think one of the things I enjoy the most when people read my blog is receiving feedback on stuff that I write and that people find useful. One of the elements I have incorporated on my site is a list of productivity tips. Short little snippets of suggestions on how to be more productive. But I don’t just list them as though they are abstract ideas. I list here what I do to be more productive, in a “this is how I do it, so I hope it’ll work for you too” kind of way.

While this week has been rather slow for my blogging, my client work, teaching and research productivity have been through the roof. One of the productivity elements I have assimilated into my work and personal life is to get rid of the Box of Miscellaneous Stuff (BMS). Another element I’ve incorporated is to devote one day (in full or at least a few hours) to clean up my desk/office/home. That way, as the month begins, I have different challenges, and cleaning up and organizing is not one of them. I start the month with a clean slate.

I did that a few weeks back with my apartment, and as I sit here at my office at The Network Hub listening to Styx and Friendly Fires, I’m cleaning up my desk, filing up stuff, creating labels for my folders, sorting supplies, organizing the monthly workload and schedule. Tomorrow is November 1st, and I will have a clean slate (and an organized office and home).

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