Posted on April 26th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Recently a professor of art history sent me this question: I came to one of your workshops when I was a visiting professor and found your suggestions very helpful. Now, I’ve moved into a tenure-track position and I have a BIG problem. I have lots and lots of computer-generated data. Some of the files I [...]
Tags: computers, files, filing, organization, organizing, productive, Productivity
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Posted on September 13th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
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: cleaning, clutter, give-away, organizing
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Posted on May 8th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? Sometimes I wonder if I am duplicating my efforts by using a calendar and the tickler files. It seems like the tickler [...]
Tags: anchoring, calendar, email, Julie Morgenstern, organizing, planner, strategies, tickler file
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Posted on January 10th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh
Question: Okay, I’m organizing my planner months in advance in order to carry out all the necessary things I need to do so I can accomplish my goals. Follow up calls to principals that I sent tips booklet letters and order forms to is a task that needs to be accomplished. I want to spend [...]
Tags: communication, Delegation, follow-up, organizing, virtual assistant
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