FIVE WAYS TO STAY ORGANIZED

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I am proud to say I am one of those people will  list organization skills as a strength because I feel like I’ve mastered that area through experience and practice. It’s amazing to see how your life falls in place and how easier it is to accomplish your goals when you are organized. Especially since I am now working for myself, it is imperative that I stay organized because it keeps me on track for my daily tasks and makes it easier to manage my time.

Today, I decided to list five ways that I stay organized in hopes that these tips can help you with your life. Some of them might some obvious but you’d be surprised how people find it hard to adopt these habits into their routine.

1. Have a planner: I highly recommend getting a planner to organize your life and schedule because it’s a great way to keep everything in one place. Throughout my years in school, I always had a planner and it was practically my bible. I wrote all my homework assignments, tests schedules, projects deadlines, birthdays, weekend plans, etc. Writing everything down and seeing it on paper made me accountable of what I had to do and it was easier to stick with it.
2. Make to do lists: You can’t tell me that you don’t get satisfaction by checking off a task on your to do list! I suggest making a to do list of your priorities for that day and making it a conscience so they’re realistic to attain for that specific day. You don’t wan to overwhelm yourself with making tasks that are due a week or two from now. This will allow you to be more focused because you have certain tasks that needs to be completed by the end of the day.
3. Create Schedule: Create a schedule with timelines and deadlines for your day. For me, I like to give myself time frames of when I will work on a specific task. For example, I check my social media in the mornings after the gym from 9:30-10:00 am. At 10 am, I make breakfast. You don’t have to be so strict to the point of beginning and ending every task by the minute, but these schedules will allow you to do everything on your to do list and not get distracted.
4. Do not Multitask: I know all of us do this and you might argue that multi tasking helps you stay organized, but I will argue the opposite. I think multitasking is a form of not being present in the moment and not focusing on the task at hand. If you are responding to an email, but also listening to Spotify, then you are not giving your undivided attention to your emails. Focus on one task, put all your effort energy and time to do it until it’s completed. I find that this has helped me work faster especially when it comes to drafting blog posts like this one since this is my main priority at the moment.
5. Take Breaks: Taking breaks is healthy and will give you the fuel to keep on going. Being organized doesn’t mean you have to work, work, work. It means you have a vision of what you want to accomplish for the day, you set your priorities and schedule out, and you just do them until you check them off. I like to use breaks throughout the day by calling my sister, taking a walk, listening to a podcast, etc. Those little moments can be filled with things that you enjoy because it will keep you sane.

Let me know if these tips were helpful and how you stay organized!