organizing rules of thumb

by andrea, on October 21st, 2010

Somewhat related to fitting into my new space, I wanted to share with you these components of a good organizing system according to Unclutterer, a blog I have been reading for the past hour!

A good organizing system — regardless of if it’s for filing papers or storing dishes — has the following seven qualities:

1. Able [...]

October 21st, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Organization, Productivity | Leave a comment

my dailies, round 2

by andrea, on July 31st, 2010

I’ve been experimenting with how to keep track of daily tasks. My main goals are:

Give myself friendly reminders to do dailies, well, daily (or at some regular interval). Most of these things are easier to tackle incrementally rather than letting them build up.
Learn what is and isn’t working for me. Should I be doing some [...]

July 31st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Accessories, Productivity | 2 comments

productivity experiment: my dailies

by andrea, on June 8th, 2010

In an overdue follow-up to my rant about dailies (part of my Productivity Experiment) about how all the little tasks can interfere with being productive, I’m posting a collection *my* dailies.

First Caveat: Admittedly, this is mildly cathartic and totally self-indulgent.  For those of you who are thinking “sheesh, like what I really wanted to do today [...]

June 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Life Balance, Productivity | Leave a comment
 
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