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5 Simple Ways to Organize Each Day
by Maria Gracia
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Start off each day in an organized way, and you'll get more done than you can
imagine. Here are 5 simple steps.
1.
Make a To Do List. Make a list of the things you have to do tomorrow, the
evening before. Prioritize and organize each item in the sequence that it
should be accomplished. Consolidate similar tasks together. When you
wake up in the morning, you'll have a clear-cut guide detailing everything
that must be done.
2.
Be careful of getting diverted. Very often, a schedule gets thrown off
track due to distraction. If you find that you constantly get off track, get a
watch with a timer and set it so it goes off every 30 minutes. Every time it
sounds, be sure you're working on what you originally said you would. If
you're not, stop what you're doing and get back on schedule. Most
distractions are not emergency situations.
3.
Call before you leave. If you have an appointment during the day, always
call to confirm before you leave your home or office. This will ensure that
the person you're meeting did not forget about the appointment. Also, if
there is going to be a long waiting time, perhaps you can do something
else first, before you leave.
4.
Check off items as you complete them. Every time you finish something,
cross it off your To Do List. This will give you a sense of accomplishment
throughout the day.
5.
Do a final check. At the end of the day, take a look at your list. How many
items were you able to accomplish? Are there only 1-2 things left
undone, or many? If there were just a few undone, simply move them to
tomorrow's To Do List. If there were many undone, and you worked
diligently on everything all day, then you probably had too many things
on your list to begin with. Re-think how much you can possibly do in a
given day. Remember, you only have 24 hours, and you should be using
a third of those hours to sleep!
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