how to organize your life to be more productive

Let’s look at some staggering statistics. “Wait a minute, Cathy”, you might say, “Why does organization matter? After all, isn’t a disorganized desk in the eye of the beholder? Besides, what difference does it make if I know where everything is?” Meanwhile your elusive phone charger finally makes an appearance, woven chaotically through a mountainous pile of newspapers, credit card bills, and notebooks. New coupons for your favorite fast-food restaurant, and that unread New York Times Bestselling novel you hope to someday get around to reading, are mixed in and part of the pile threatening an avalanche.

Let’s look at a common scenario: you walk past your work desk, you see a stack of mail in varying stages from read to unopened.

Does organization equal productivity to you or do you see organization as a negative fraught with unpleasant, tedious tasks? Perhaps you’ve decided you just weren’t born with the ‘organizational gene’ and have entertained the thought of just giving up?

How to organize your life to be more productive