In: Systems
5 Feb 2012I think I just invented a new word. Com•pel•e•ment |comPELement| (noun) 1 element used to compel one to action. So many organizing efforts are focused on containing items out of sight and out of mind. There are, however, things that we need to make a point of acting on, that should NOT be hidden. Quite [...]
This isn’t the first time I have attacked a familiar office convention. There was the accordion file, the spiral notebook, and the rubberband.Today, I take issue with the apparently harmless paper clip. Let me start by saying I do use paper clips myself. I believe they have their place. It’s just that I find they [...]
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1 Dec 2011“Dedicated Zone” is an expression professional organizers (like me) throw around a lot, but what exactly does it mean and how does it work? A dedicated zone is an area, as small as a drawer or as large as a room, that one reserves exclusively for one category. The dedicated zone should be determined at [...]
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14 Nov 2011So what does Sheriff Brody’s immortal line from Jaws have to do with organizing? It’s about having the right information before choosing the right solution. In the town of Amity there was a lot of politics and complications involved in fully assessing the scale of the local “shark problem.” When you declutter, you don’t have [...]
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8 Oct 2011“That’s been one of my mantras—focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” - Steve Jobs Steve Jobs’ passing represents a huge loss, but [...]
Professional Organizer Matt Baier and his team declutter and organize homes and offices in Stamford, New Canaan, Greenwich, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, Fairfield, Westchester County, and New York City.