Planning is a broad topic, with no shortage of opinions on how to do it “best.” I’ve seen (and written about) a variety of approaches for planning one’s tasks, projects, meetings, etc., and have concluded that this is not a “one size fits all” topic. As with many aspects of organizing and productivity, a planning […]
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Imagine there is a knock at your door. Your Ring camera isn’t working, and you don’t have a peephole. There are no windows near your door, and it is dark. Do you open the door? Most people would be reluctant to open the door and expose themselves to an unknown intrusion from the other side.
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Getting started is hard. It takes energy. There are many things you might want to do, or have to do, but in the moment, you would simply rather do something else. The question, then, is how to get started when you don’t feel like it? Is there a secret that productive people know that other
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The concept of minimalism has been around since the 1960s. While often associated with stark spaces and extreme lifestyles, minimalists claim it has many benefits. About six years ago, a couple of fellow professional organizers and I formed a group called “Minimal Quest” as an open forum to explore minimalism and how it intersects with
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When I was little, I used to search the evening sky for the first star to appear. As soon as I spotted it, I would make a wish. Perhaps this was a tradition that came from the movie Pinocchio, in which Jiminy Cricket sings “When you wish upon a star, your dreams will come true.”
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