At the risk of sounding like a neat freak, I can’t stand in being sloppy, messy and disorganized. It really sucks spending minutes if not hours looking for things. Especially with a bit of effort I can put things away, and mostly know where I can find them again. Plus complexity also adds a mental stress as the brain trys to keep track of everything.
Many people says that organization skill is a born-trait like brown eyes, and black hair, but it’s not hereditary and genetic. And though nurture places a key role, I know, coming from a messy family, in the end, being organized is simply a skill that anyone can acquire with practice.
The key thing is to practice simplicity. When doing something, get rid of distractions, and only keep things are necessary to complete the task. Fluff burdens the mind. Get rid of them.
Ok, I think I’m getting a lot better in Salsa, not quite expert, but fairly decent intermediate dancer. Classes definitely helped, but it’s practice that really made it more natural and fluid.
Business is also picking up. But I still have a lot to do, especially building quality backward links to my site. I’m optimistic of my future. There’re a lot more great stuff to come!
This is probably the oldest time management trick in the book, and also the most effective. Instead of running around like the proverberial ”chicken with its head cut off,” this simple daily habbit allows to be much more effective and productive. It also enables a sense of control, which is kind of liberating.
Want to emphaize that writing a task down doesn’t mean getting to it right away. Delay unimportant things while focus on the ones that have the most impact. Finally we get to use procastination in our favor!