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Letter from busy mum about getting organized

NathanShaw — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:29:49 +0000

Someone send me the following challenge about getting organized... I totally get that being efficient is the key to being organized and in my work life I have that down to the point where I think I could make a business out of it. Its getting a routine here at home that... Continue: Letter from busy mum about getting organized

The 8 lies about getting organized and how to solve them for good

NathanShaw — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:01:52 +0000

If you want to know the easiest, fastest, and most certain way of getting organized... this will be the most important website you ever find... Why? ... Because when you get rid of the 8 lies of getting organized, you'll finally be freed from those ideas that are limiting you right now from getting organized efficiently. Continue: The 8 lies about getting organized and how to solve them for good

Organize your email with this email survival strategy

NathanShaw — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:36:47 +0000

Because surviving email overload is such a major public problem we are offering both the Email Survival Strategy Cashmap and Email Survival Action Cashmap for FREE as a public service. Continue: Organize your email with this email survival strategy

Organize your finances in times of trouble

NathanShaw — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:33:07 +0000

In "tough times," many people feel that they have lost control of their finances due to forces "outside" of their control. Yet even in the midst of a recession, there is a process that can be used to not only solidify your financial standing, but to greatly enhance it. Continue: Organize your finances in times of trouble

How to tidy up piles of paper and tasks

NathanShaw — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:22:21 +0000

I can have one page in my hand then look at what should go with it, then I lose both of them. I have lost money I don't have because if I am in pain real bad, or have to take a pain pill I forget what I did. Continue: How to tidy up piles of paper and tasks

Get Organized With Neothink

NathanShaw — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:30:53 +0000

Neothink involves applying wide scope thinking with disciplined thought to control your actions and environment. But it's not a typical 'get organized' method. It's far more involved and takes time to develop. Check out my quick narrative to introduce Neothink. You can also read a highly practical discussion on integrative thinking Continue: Get Organized With Neothink

How To Organize Your Life in 7 Steps

NathanShaw — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:10:39 +0000

One of the 7 Steps of How To Organize gives you a birdseye view on the project you are organizing. Without it, you couldn't organize tonights dinner, let along your life. To organize your life you will need the birdseye view. And it's so easy peasy it's almost unreal. It's just one simple question. Can you guess at what the question could be? When you find out the question used for this particular Continue: How To Organize Your Life in 7 Steps

Getting organized is impossible! – But do this instead

NathanShaw — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:15:57 +0000

I do hope you have read my 2007 articles about the modern realisation that getting organized is impossible to achieve in modern life.

Now I don't mean it's impossible to organize anything at all. Sure you can organize an event. You can organize learning a new skill. You can organize a career project. You can organize your home (to an extent).

But what you must maintain is an efficient flexibility that gives

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How To Organize Email

NathanShaw — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:59:21 +0000

I've had a rethink of some of my email organization, and here's the beans. Now, I recommend having 3 key types of email address. 1. Correspondence 2. Purchases 3. Subscriptions Continue: How To Organize Email

Am I Organized?

NathanShaw — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:42:08 +0000

Pareto's Principle has been on my mind a lot lately.

You know, that 80% of what you achieve comes from 20% of what you do.

The trick is to only do the 20% that causes 80% of success.

And it's the same with being organized.

Let me explain:

If your area, desk, cupboard, kitchen, living room, bedroom, car, etc. is about 80% as well organized as it could be, then you're probably doing well. Optimally

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