Getting Organized – Step by Step
- Sort & Categorize. Clear your work
area & get supplies. What do you have? Sort through
it and create broad categories.
- Purge. What do you really need? Create
rules and follow them ie: "Get rid of all old magazines
except for Business Week" — and stick to it!
Ask yourself questions: Is it replaceable? Have you ever
used it? How would you use it? Does it really have to be
done? Could someone else do it?
- Find a Home. Ask yourself: Where do
you use it? Where would you like to use it? How often do
you use it? When do you have the time to do it? Think about
systems you have that work. If it works, don’t mess
with it! Create new systems that either build on ones that
work or are similar to ones that work.
- Put it away. Find a container, a box
with a label, or a closet, drawer etc to put it away in.
For an appointment or task, schedule time to do it on your
calendar. LABEL EVERYTHING!
- Maintain. How are you going to keep
your new systems going? Are you going to schedule time to
do it? Are you going to delegate it? Can it be tied into
another habit or routine?
by Carrie Greene, ACC, CarrieThru, LLC, ADHD Coaching
& Organizing Services.
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