Time Management
Sep
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I’m making 12 fresh starts in 12 life areas over 12 days. I don’t expect to succeed at everything, but I want to give a bunch of things a try. Come join me! Day 1: Personal Development My Day 1 Fresh Start was to raise my bicep and shoulder weights in Body Pump class. Report: ✔ Still challenging, but now loving the tougher weights. Day 2: Health & Fitness My [...]
You may have noticed that the tag line of this site now reads ‘From Procrastination To Action’. Here’s why… From Procrastination To Action Here at Get Organized Wizard we provide tools, inspiration and motivation to help you plan quickly – so you can spend most of your time taking action. Many people fall into the trap of trying to increase their productivity, time management or personal organization by: Buying self-help [...]
Aug
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This is a Tips For Customers post for Ultimate To-Do List Pack | Home & Family Edition Customers. If you’re in the throes of getting kids back to school and setting up new routines for them – and yourself – then this is a great time to take advantage of the planners, schedules and worksheets in your Ultimate To-Do List Pack | Home & Family Edition. I’ve listed below [...]
Aug
Can’t remember the last time you changed the toothbrush heads? Forgotten how often you’re supposed to decalcify the coffee machine? Got a niggling feeling you’re wa-hay overdue for a dental checkup? An excellent personal organization strategy that helps to simplify your life is to get as much stuff out of your head as you can. If you use Outlook, this Get Organized Quick Tip will help you stay on top [...]
Aug
The way you bid the world adieu each night affects the way the world greets you the next day.
Here are 10 simple things to do before bed that help to make the morning a good one.
Organize Your Evening Ritual: 10 Things To Do At Night For A Good Morning
1. Do a quick tidy up.
Put things away and straighten up a little. It will make all the difference to wake up and see a sense of order in your home…
Aug
If you make this simple change to your daily habits, your home will achieve neatness nirvana – and remain there.
Seriously, this one tip will rock your personal organization world.
Are you ready? Here it is…
Jul
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Got a student in the family? Then check out our brand new Ultimate To-Do List Pack | Student Edition.
Organization Skills Are A Key Part Of Academic Success
What is it?
The Student Edition is a comprehensive set of student planners, schedules and to-do lists for well organized exams, essays, time management, research, study skills and lots more.
Jul
What do you do when you find a good site or blog online?
The problem with bookmarking in your browser, or using social bookmarking sites, is that you have to keep returning to your bookmarked sites and looking for new information. A more time-effective strategy is to get updates and new information sent to you automatically. There are usually several ways you can receive updates from a website or blog automatically…
Jul
A recent NYT article outlining David Pogue’s Productivity Secrets inspired me to think about my own approach to productivity. Because I have a home-based business, people often ask me how I keep myself productive despite the lure of home-based distractions. Sometimes I’m asked if I’m tempted to do housework instead of working. Say what now? Falling off my fit-ball from laughter aside, I thought I’d share a few of the [...]
Jul
You Get Better Customer Service by Being a Better Customer, according to LifeHacker. (Their article summarizes the first of several points that explain How to Be the Best Customer by Wise Bread.) And how do you become a better customer? By getting organized and keeping a record of your communications. (See below for a free Disputes Contact Record download.) As the LifeHacker article says: “This way, should I need to [...]
The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions This is Day 11 of The 12 Days of New Year’s Resolutions for Better Personal Organization I’m spending 12 days posting ideas for new year’s resolutions you might like to choose for yourself. Each day focuses on a different life area. Remember: go for progress, not perfection. Following is an edited extract from the introduction to Module 11: Time Management in Get Organized [...]
Dec
If you want to remember something, how do you remind yourself? By telling yourself ‘I better not forget…’? Yelling ‘Hey [person you're with], remind me to…’? A note in a diary? A post-it on your screen? These reminders ignore how your mind works. You don’t check your reminder repository before everything you do, so things get forgotten. A better system is to use ‘smart reminders’ – reminders placed where you’ll [...]
Dec
For most of us the workday consists of 2 activity types: ‘Out There‘ and ‘In Here‘. Out There are meetings, emails, conversations – interactions with others to communicate, advance projects and solve problems. In Here are little buds of creation, thinking and expression – conflations of knowledge, talent, idea and experience that often produce the most important contributions to the work we do. They may be code, writing, design – [...]
Waiting rooms at the surgeries of doctors and dentists are not places you want to spend time. There’s the array of 2-year-old magazines bearing disturbing stains, the dude scratching himself beside you, from whom you’re convinced you’ve just contracted Ebola, and the rush to be on time only to still be sitting there, 45 minutes later. But you can organize yourself to minimize the time you waste in waiting rooms. [...]
There are 2 steps to this tip: How can I minimize my travel time? How can I make better use of unavoidable travel or commuting time? Spend less time commuting If you can, negotiate to work from home one or two days a week. Voila – instant time saved! Reduce travel time by avoiding peak hours, especially if you drive. Although trains and buses may be more frequent during peak [...]
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