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i have lots on my mind
but dnt really feel like typing
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i had to type this up for my internship, so i decided to put it here too!
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-Disorganization= Stress and Worry
-Loose ends= inefficiency everywhere else
-Work smarter instead of harder
-working longer decreases productivity
1. You can't manage time, you can only manage yourself.
-Once time passes it can’t go back
-How we act and react
2. Get clutter under control.
-Post disclaimer on items left behind
-“Things you don’t want or things you don’t use= clutter”
-How to get rid of clutter
-Wondering butterfly technique: Go from cluttered item to cluttered item as you feel like. Do one ‘de-cluttering’ activity/day without planning; buy make it part of your daily routine.
-Try to give, toss, or recycle one thing a day
3. Clean and organize your workspace.
-Take everything off your desk
-Shake out keyboard; Dust; Sanitize
-Short items from desk in terms of supplies, trash, reference, and project items ect…
-Place most important items closest to you
-Lesser important items go somewhere else
-decorative items go far away
4. Spend time organizing your work.
-Think about your work before doing your work
-Book: “Getting Things Done” by David Allen
- Brain dump:
-“Idea; state of mind is to have a mind like water”
-Absorb task, deal with it, but don’t let it affect your mental state.
-“Get everything thing off your mind that is on your mind”
-Have trusted collection bins- weather physical or electronic [as many as needed, but no more than you need]
-Spend a little time each day processing the collection bins [in boxes]
-If requiring 2 minutes or less do immediately.
-Action Items: Things that requiring response, need done but don’t’ have time to do right now
-think about projects in steps
-anything that requires more than one step
-Tickler File: A series of files; by month; if an item comes in that you can’t do in a short- term put in file for next month, ect…
5. If something doesn't work for you, stop doing it.
-Brain Dump: DO frequently, 5 minutes writing down everything in your head
-If it’s not on your mind, it’s probably taken care of
-If it keeps coming up, you may have missed something or may want to focus more on the specifically
6. Break projects into small steps.
-Makes bigger projects into small, manageable projects
-1- Step items
7. Do a weekly review [2-3 hours]
-Learn, grow, and change
-Look at calendar
-What did you miss?
-What’s coming up?
-Build a plan for the coming week
8. Focus on your priorities and responsibilities.
-“It’s impossible to help everyone”
-Focus on what is yours
-Learn to say no!
-Your priorities and another’s is not the same thing
9. Eliminate productivity pitfalls.
-Distractions: Letting distractions take over
-Ignore phone
-Shut office door
-Punt in ear phones
-Procrastination: “frequently caused by being overwhelmed, not knowing where to start, or not having interest”
-Break steps into small tasks
-Give yourself rewards for completing something you don’t want to do
10. A balanced life is what you say it is.
-“We put ourselves up against measuring sticks that aren’t exactly good for us”
-“Weigh your expectations vs reality”
- Getting organized= managing your expectations
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