| If you have projects and clutter that are so | | | | else no interruptions allowed. If you're only blocking |
| overwhelming you just can't bring yourself to even | | | | an hour or two and you let yourself starting making |
| start them, this time management technique is for | | | | or taking phone calls before you know it the time is |
| you. Does your office or garage look like the city | | | | up and you've made little progress. That's |
| dump with heaping piles of both good and useless | | | | de-motivating so when you set this time aside don't |
| stuff everywhere? This is an example of out of | | | | let anything or anyone else distract you. |
| control clutter. All that clutter and unnecessary stuff | | | | You've picked a chunk to work on and set aside a |
| is cluttering your mind so you can't function like you | | | | time span now it's time to tackle. Tackle the project |
| could if you had an organized environment to work in. | | | | with a vengeance. Remember if you can get this |
| Now I know some of you are saying, "but my clutter | | | | done you'll have more time, less clutter, a more |
| is organized and I know exactly where everything is". | | | | efficient area, and less stress. As you tackle the area |
| Bunk! You may have a general idea in which part of | | | | keep three things in mind. Get rid of or give away |
| the room what you're looking for may be, but you | | | | anything you haven't used in three years. Prepare |
| are wasting precious time and energy digging for the | | | | proper storage spaces for the things you need to |
| things you need. Plus you have things that would | | | | keep making sure the things you need to access |
| really be useful to you that you aren't using because | | | | often are easily accessible and the things you use |
| they're under a pile somewhere. | | | | less often are out of sight. Re-assign the items that |
| Stop looking at the overwhelming whole. When you | | | | don't belong in this space, but that you need. If there |
| think about the clearing out and organizing the entire | | | | just isn't anyplace to re-assign this stuff to you may |
| area it's just more than you can even begin to think | | | | need to consider a long-term storage solution where |
| about tackling. So, break it up into chunks. Even if | | | | you can easily access your items. There are great |
| you just focus on one box or one drawer at a time | | | | facilities available that will store your items in a clean |
| you'll be able to mark off something as completed | | | | climate controlled environment for very reasonable |
| and feel good about it. | | | | rates. If it isn't worth paying to store it may be time |
| Don't plan on starting and completing the job in one | | | | to rethink your need to keep the stuff. |
| time span. Rather block out one to two hour | | | | A well organized space provides the potential for |
| increments when you'll work on it and stick to it. | | | | increased productivity and less frustration. The area |
| Don't let yourself go overboard either. Sometimes | | | | doesn't have to be pristine or organized with color |
| when you start to see you're making real progress it | | | | coded labeled file folders you're just striving for |
| can be tempting to want to just get the whole thing | | | | increased functionality. Just think how nice it will be to |
| done. If you can do it without getting over tired so | | | | actually pull your car into the garage on a snowy day |
| you start to cut corners go ahead. Otherwise just still | | | | or how nice it would be to not feel embarrassed to |
| with the time span you blocked out and pat yourself | | | | invite your customers into your office. Chunk, block |
| on the back for making significant progress. Oh, and | | | | and tackle your way to a more organized |
| that reminds me. When you block this time you have | | | | environment and increased time efficiency. |
| to make yourself work on this and absolutely nothing | | | | |