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Systems are a key element to productivity. While you may not use every system every day, having systems that are available to you the moment you need them, helps you limit the amount of time you worry about a task so you can get right down to completing it. Your desk is a place to [...]

Tags: clutter, efficiency, filing, inbox, organize, outbox, paper management, planner, productive, simplify, software, strategies, systems, tools

Are your filing cabinets overly full?  Here are some tips that I sent to a consulting client who had incredibly (overly) full filing cabinets: Choose one drawer to start with and just start with the very first file in that drawer.  Do not start working on another drawer until you have gone through all of [...]

Tags: archive, clutter, files, filing cabinet, organizing, paper management, storage, strategies

My guess is that nearly everyone reading this has an egg carton in the refrigerator (unless you are a full-on vegan). Even if you currently don't have any eggs in the fridge, you have: held an egg cracked an egg looked at an egg, and maybe even pondered eggs – and their shells. Today, I [...]

Tags: clutter, distractions, energy, focus, just whelmed, positive, Productivity, stress, success

Eliminating anything you can to reduce stress includes getting rid of 'stuff" in your life that is bugging you.   Here is a continuing list (in nor particular order) of 'stuff' to eliminate from your life.  Eliminate these items one step at a time and check them off as you do so: Clothes that you [...]

Tags: clutter, clutter-free, getting rid of, mess, organization, Productivity, stress management, stuff, things to eliminate

Do you have some 'stuff' in your life that is bugging you? Then it's probably time to start getting rid of it. And you can do that one step at a time.   The following list is in no particular order, so there are easy ones and difficult ones throughout. Take steps to eliminate any [...]

Tags: clutter, energy, focus, just whelmed, Productivity, stress, tips

Do you need to have someone come in to haul everything out of your house to reduce some of the stress? Is it necessarily to dedicate hours and hours for weeks and weeks to de-clutter? Nope. You can take care of some small items – and see what a difference it makes. Here are more [...]

Tags: bathroom, Books, cleaning mess, clutter, garage sale, getting rid of stuff, giving away, kitchen, office, stress management

Do you need to have someone come in to haul everything out of your house to reduce some of the stress? Is it necessarily to dedicate hours and hours for weeks and weeks to de-clutter? Nope. You can take care of some small items – and see what a difference it makes. For example, imagine [...]

Tags: clutter, distractions, energy, focus, just whelmed, Productivity, stress, tips

Recently I presented a webinar using the Paper Tiger Software to manage paper filing systems.  One of the Life of E’s members who attended asked:   Any suggestions about getting started? Because I have hundreds and hundreds of articles it is a bit overwhelming to get started.   Meggin’s answer:   In the webinar I [...]

Tags: clutter, filing paper, filing systems, managing files, managing paper, office, organization, overwhelm, Paper Tiger, productivity tools, work, workspace

Everyone has some ‘stuff’ that is still perfectly good – just not good for them anymore.  This sense that, ‘I could still get some use out of this,’ is part of what sometimes prevents us from disposing of items that are cluttering up our workspaces, kitchens, closets, garages, family rooms, and any other space where [...]

Tags: clutter, office, Productivity, work space

We all need to calm down! Can you say an “Amen!” to that? You might be reading this during the holiday season–or you might be reading it at any other time of the year, and it will still apply. This article will use the acronym “CALM” to structure the suggestions and to help you remember [...]

Tags: calm, clutter, frantic, procrastination, Productivity, stress