The feeling of being organized is nearly as valuable as actually being organized. The are simple actions that we can take which will give us more certainty that we are properly managing our days and lives. Many of our problems in life (basically its management) are simply a matter of not confronting the elements. Here are seven suggestions that many have found to be beneficial in creating a feeling of power and the feeling that we are in control of our days. Here they are:
1. Spending a few moments to put order into our space can make a big difference in our own feelings of well-being. You may recall when you were a child how good you felt when you cleaned up your bedroom or organized your desk. Most of us, time to time, spend a bit of time cleaning up our desk or our files and generally feel better after doing so. Keep this in mind, and do it often. It can be a great first step to the feeling of being organized.
2. Getting a head start on your day makes a big difference as well. Sometimes simply getting up an hour early will make one feel like one is getting ahead of things while the rest of the world sleeps. Benjamin Franklin said, " Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise". Give it a try. You might like it.
3. Our involvement in projects which include other people can, at times, cause us to feel out of control. One can look around and see that everybody is attempting to do their own thing yet also see that these folks are not really as coordinated as they should be. A great way to handle this is by having a meeting. One might have a meeting with individuals of the group, or the group as a whole, or even with just one person with whom one share goals. Confusions can often be worked out simply by communicating with another person, be they expert or not, about the situation. This can help untangle confusions and make one feel better.
4. Having goals is important, most of us know that. But goals, alone, are not enough. We need to break those goals into plans and programs and into list of actions that we intend to get done. The programs we create should have times associated with, actually deadlines. If one will take one's goals and work out plans and programs and actions necessary to achieve those goals one will achieve a greater sense of well-being and certainty in achieving those goals.
5. Get all your data onto paper or onto a computer. Computers are, of course, best. What many people do is to collect all the data they obtain during the day into one place. It might be a briefcase or a special place on the desktop. The idea is to process all that data at one time and get it into some type of system. Take each and every item, one by one, and confront it and decide if it is important and either set it up for action or send to the trash can. You will, all the sudden, find that those extraneous items that tend to clog up the mind and the desk begin to disappear and all become organized and one central location. This will help you feel organized.
6. It is difficult to overemphasize the importance of operating by a list. The list is simply written set of items that one has gotten out of one's mind and put down on a piece of paper or on to a computer that acts as a guide to what one is going to do during the day and time ahead. Computers allow this to be efficiently done. By getting these tasks out of our minds and onto a piece of paper or some sort of the system, we free ourselves to be able to concentrate better on our lives. This gives us a feeling of well-being.
7. When one decides what to do on a given day working out a daily plan as to how to accomplish it will make all the difference. Assign amounts of time to each item you intend to get done; assigning them realistically, and make sure that there is a little bit of room for flexibility. Once this is worked out, then sort the items to get most difficult items done first. Then get to work. While working you will be able to concentrate on each task and because you will not with certainty that everything important, even if not being done today, is being accounted for in the future. This really allows us to feel organized.
Our ability is enhanced when we can concentrate. It is difficult to concentrate when we are disorganized. Taking actions, even if they mainly increase our feeling of organization, will create room in our minds for concentration. Concentrating on each task, doing them one at a time, increases our efficiency and increases our well-being, generally, in life.
1. Spending a few moments to put order into our space can make a big difference in our own feelings of well-being. You may recall when you were a child how good you felt when you cleaned up your bedroom or organized your desk. Most of us, time to time, spend a bit of time cleaning up our desk or our files and generally feel better after doing so. Keep this in mind, and do it often. It can be a great first step to the feeling of being organized.
2. Getting a head start on your day makes a big difference as well. Sometimes simply getting up an hour early will make one feel like one is getting ahead of things while the rest of the world sleeps. Benjamin Franklin said, " Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise". Give it a try. You might like it.
3. Our involvement in projects which include other people can, at times, cause us to feel out of control. One can look around and see that everybody is attempting to do their own thing yet also see that these folks are not really as coordinated as they should be. A great way to handle this is by having a meeting. One might have a meeting with individuals of the group, or the group as a whole, or even with just one person with whom one share goals. Confusions can often be worked out simply by communicating with another person, be they expert or not, about the situation. This can help untangle confusions and make one feel better.
4. Having goals is important, most of us know that. But goals, alone, are not enough. We need to break those goals into plans and programs and into list of actions that we intend to get done. The programs we create should have times associated with, actually deadlines. If one will take one's goals and work out plans and programs and actions necessary to achieve those goals one will achieve a greater sense of well-being and certainty in achieving those goals.
5. Get all your data onto paper or onto a computer. Computers are, of course, best. What many people do is to collect all the data they obtain during the day into one place. It might be a briefcase or a special place on the desktop. The idea is to process all that data at one time and get it into some type of system. Take each and every item, one by one, and confront it and decide if it is important and either set it up for action or send to the trash can. You will, all the sudden, find that those extraneous items that tend to clog up the mind and the desk begin to disappear and all become organized and one central location. This will help you feel organized.
6. It is difficult to overemphasize the importance of operating by a list. The list is simply written set of items that one has gotten out of one's mind and put down on a piece of paper or on to a computer that acts as a guide to what one is going to do during the day and time ahead. Computers allow this to be efficiently done. By getting these tasks out of our minds and onto a piece of paper or some sort of the system, we free ourselves to be able to concentrate better on our lives. This gives us a feeling of well-being.
7. When one decides what to do on a given day working out a daily plan as to how to accomplish it will make all the difference. Assign amounts of time to each item you intend to get done; assigning them realistically, and make sure that there is a little bit of room for flexibility. Once this is worked out, then sort the items to get most difficult items done first. Then get to work. While working you will be able to concentrate on each task and because you will not with certainty that everything important, even if not being done today, is being accounted for in the future. This really allows us to feel organized.
Our ability is enhanced when we can concentrate. It is difficult to concentrate when we are disorganized. Taking actions, even if they mainly increase our feeling of organization, will create room in our minds for concentration. Concentrating on each task, doing them one at a time, increases our efficiency and increases our well-being, generally, in life.
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