63 Spring Cleaning Tips

Here is a list of 63 ways to help you with your spring cleaning. 1. One Room at a Time: Pick a room in your house/office and start there, don’t move rooms until you com­plete that room. Com­part­men­tal­iz­ing a larger build­ing by rooms makes orga­niz­ing seem far less daunt­ing. I rec­om­mend start­ing with the room that is most orga­nized, it will take the least amount of time and give you a visual goal for the rest of the home. 2. Have You Used It in the... Read More

∞ the 5S Process for Getting Organized

Pamela Poole: But I’ve always found that a lit­tle struc­ture never hurts when it’s used as a guide­line, so I will try it out and see how it goes. Then I’ll try to apply it to my com­puter files, emails, etc. Any­way, it’ll be fun to say Seiton! the next time my hus­band puts the pli­ers down on the cor­ner of my desk. via Web­Work­er­Daily.  Read More

Rediscovering Outlines as a Productivity Tool

I rarely use out­lines (maybe you can tell from my writ­ing style) as I tend to be more free form. How­ever I too ben­e­fit from using out­line occa­sion­ally, my per­sonal tool of choice is OmniOut­liner, be sure to take a look at the linked post for great tips on why and how to use outlines. .  Read More

The Lost Rule of Organizing

Smallnotebook.org: Another great piece of advice to remem­ber when orga­niz­ing: know when to stop. via The Lost Rule of Orga­niz­ing.  Read More

Zen Apps: Desktop Tools to Organize Your Brain

I only have expe­ri­ence with two of the pro­grams in the arti­cle: Ever­note, and Instapa­per. I used to be a huge fan of Ever­note, but it has become bloated and slug­gish in my expe­ri­ence, so be warned. I would instead rec­comend Yojimbo, or bet­ter yet if you just need notes then Nota­tional Veloc­ity. Instapa­per on the other hand is noth­ing short of great. I love sav­ing arti­cles to it, very easy, very fast. .  Read More