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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
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All of these tips are great ways to stay on track! I tend to try to multitask a lot, and I'll forget to do things this way... but when theres so much to do, I can't help it! haha
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I multi task every now and then too, but I try to devote my undivided attention to a specific task rather than several. I find that it helps to complete the work in its entirety better.
First of all love the sneakers. Thank you for all the tips to stay organized. I think I am pretty organized with my time - school, studies, exercise, blogging, and diet. But I need to be a little more less cluttered in my closet. Good tips.
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That's so funny that you mention clutter in your closet because I am going through the same situation. For me, it's because I get so many packages from PR companies and goody bags from events, but I make an effort to clear everything out once a week to give me room more space.
Such great post babe!! My favourite is to #2 that my everyday thing. However im not good in taking breaks since theres always so much to do I always keep going until I finish and when i see the clock its already lunch or dinner time hahaha I have to get better at that one. LOVE your tan kicks btw
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Marcy
Sometimes I can get too caught up with my tasks at hand too but I realized taking a break actually helps me to regroup, so I prioritize it throughout the day.
Thank you for sharing this. Since I work from home, I find myself scrambling a lot of the time to get stuff done. It is so mega important to keep organized and this list of ways it just fantastic.
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I think organization skills are highly important and necessary when it comes to working from home. Being organized is the only way that I can focus and keep track of everything on my to do list.
Agree on all points! I do get so easily distracted and have to make myself not multitask to keep on top of things for sure. Plus to do lists are the best! xx Jenelle
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To do lists are everything for me!
Really amazing ideas!!!!
Just like you I'd like to think of myself as a really good organizer and I find immense pleasure in ticking off things from my to-do-lists (which I have heaps of as I plan everything in the slightest detail) and by the end of the day I usually find myself having done all the things I needed to and then some. I really can't understand how people who are unorganized manage to pull their everyday lives off...
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Thomas
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I definitely agree! I think it's not as difficult as people might think, but I also think sometimes it might just have to do with our personalities and our lifestyles.
These are all such great organizational tips. I'm such an overly-organized person and I try to follow all these rules. Although I definitely fudge the multi-tasking thing a bit. I sometimes love to watch Netflix while I work (oops doing that right now haha).
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I would be lying if I said I don't multi task too! I think a lot of us feel the need to do so since we have so much going on, but I think when we focus on one task, it's quicker to complete it.
These tips are all so useful for getting organized. Since I just moved into a new house I need to put these tips to good use so I can get my life together again lol! xo, sharon
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One thing you mentioned that I need to work on is multitasking. It's a huge problem I have when I'm blogging and as a result, I realize some of my posts have spelling errors, not good! I swear by my planner; I also used one in grade school and college to stay on track. Great tips!
My planner is everything to me as well! Such a great way to keep me organized and focused :)