Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, December 2008
It’s only natural to want to make a fresh start in the upcoming New Year. Now is the perfect time to clear out your stuff from 2008 and create space for the new possibilities of 2009. This installment of Organizing Works is dedicated to getting rid of [...]
In: Systems
1 Nov 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, November 2008
DESTINATION ORGANIZATION
What does it mean to get organized? To begin with, it involves both a JOURNEY and a DESTINATION. The journey requires the right roadmap and the right vehicle. To stay in a comfortable destination requires the right home and the right payment plan.
I tend to get [...]
In: Systems
1 Oct 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, October 2008
CONTAIN YOURSELF!
For many of us, I think the real excitement in organizing comes from the opportunity to buy more stuff, namely CONTAINERS. But how can you choose the right container if you don’t know how much you’re containing?
Twenty-two years ago when I attended the School of Visual [...]
In: Time Management
1 Sep 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, September 2008
DROPS IN A BUCKET
Getting the most out of your time requires many of the same principles as getting the most out of your space, including benefiting from a series of small gains rather than expecting one big one.
Creating space is my central promise. One of the things [...]
In: Time Management
1 Aug 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, August 2008
THE TO-DO DELUGE
Last month I stated that ultimately all paper demands just two imperatives:
1. Act upon it
2. Find it
In my last newsletter I focused on ways to find and retrieve files, but the subject of this newsletter will be how to deal with that massive amount of [...]
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