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One A Day
Do you have a highly cluttered area that youŽve been neglecting because you donŽt know where to begin? Take those first baby steps at getting it organized by picking just one item each day on which to make a decision. Once youŽve made those first few decisions, youŽll almost always be motivated to continue.
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Just Do It
We often spend more time and energy thinking about doing something than if we had just got busy and did something. The next time you find yourself fretting about not getting organized, turn that mental energy into physical energy and begin by choosing a few things to toss out, or picking one drawer to organize. Just Do It!
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4th Step of 4 Step Plan
The last decision of the four step plan is to "Locate" or decide where you use the items the most. YouŽll feel the most organized and productive if the tools you need to accomplish a task are within easy reach. Items should always be located nearest to their point of usage. YouŽll also probably find that the "first string" items you separated out in Step 3 for high usage, have a different location than "second string" items.
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The pie method
If the size of your organizing project overwhelms you, tackle it a piece at a time. You wouldnŽt eat a whole pie, would you? YouŽd cut it into wedges or slices. Do the same thing with your big projects.
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1st Step of 4 Step Plan
Organizing is about getting decisive and there are four main decisions that need to be made to get any area organized. The first step is "Congregate" or decide what you have and congregate or gather it together. Finally seeing everything together helps you understand just what you have and what needs to be done.
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2nd Step of 4 Step Plan
Getting organized is about making decisions, and the second step in the four step decision plan is "Eliminate" or decide what can be tossed out or given away. After congregating everything together, youŽll begin to see the excess. ItŽs not unusual to discover you own 12 paring knives, 84 colored pencils, or 25 turtlenecks. If youŽre not using the duplicates of items, eliminate them.
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A Place For Everything
This is tried and true organizing advice that bears repeating - Everything needs an assigned place. When you begin to feel that things are drifting back toward disorganization, it might be because youŽve added new items that have never been assigned a home. Use the Four Step Plan in the "Getting Organized" tips to help you assign a home to items that have accumulated.
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Toolbox Strategy
Productivity can be increased by adopting the Toolbox Strategy. Gather all the items you need to accomplish a task and keep them together in a small box or container. Then when you need to perform this task, you´ll have everything you need right at your fingertips.
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Five A Day
Heloise, who writes the newspaper column "Hints from Heloise" and who also writes for Good Housekeeping Magazine has this advice. She suggests doing five things each day to clean up or declutter. A good plan of action for seeing an improvement without feeling overwhelmed.
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3rd Step of 4 Step Plan
Keep making those decisions by moving on to the third decision "Separate" or deciding what you use the most. This is based on the theory that you use 20% of what you own 80% of the time, and the other 80% of what you own is used only 20% of the time. Decide which items are in the 20% that sees high usage and designate them as your "first string". Separating them from the rest of the pack allows you to find the most used items quickly.
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