Posts Tagged ‘Feng Shui’
When Empty Is Full
In: Systems
21 Feb 2011One of the things that makes it so difficult for us to stay organized is the need to fill empty spaces. I’m not entirely sure where this need comes from, but I have seen that it is very real. Sometimes the folks I work with make me feel like I’m doing TOO good of a [...]
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Clean Slate of Mind
In: Systems
1 Jul 2010Ah, the clear desk. There’s nothing like it. It represents control and a sense of accomplishment, but it’s more than just a nice idea. A clear work surface is nothing less than your MOST valuable organizing tool. That’s right. I said organizing TOOL. As with all tools, a work surface performs best when it is [...]
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- Tags: energy, Feng Shui, hard drive, processing, target, to-do's
Negative Space
In: Floor Planning
1 May 2008Originally from Matt Baier’s Organizing Works Newsletter, May 2008 Negative Space? As an Organizer, I find the term “negative space” misleading. In design, negative space is the white area that falls between the dark “positive spaces.” Perhaps the most familiar example of negative space can be seen in the FedEx logo. As many of you [...]
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