Posted in Learning, Living on Feb 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I have a clutter monster living under my desk. While I’m away he collects books, mail, coffee cups, notes, pens … I come home to find my lovely desk full of clutter. I understand they can live under almost any flat surface. Do you have a clutter monster too?
After getting inspired by Unclutterer’s ”Workspace of the Week” I decided [...]
Posted in Learning on Feb 26th, 2008 No Comments »
If you study, write or spend time on the computer, it’s worth setting up your desk to make that time a joy. That means at home, too. It can be cheap - check out the 2nd hand furniture stores - just make sure it’s write (sorry - right) for you.
1. Get a good chair that supports [...]
Posted in Learning on Feb 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
It’s the first week of classes here, and the campus is buzzing. It’s also the start of the paperwork pile: course outlines, assignment details, campus information … More will be coming as the term goes on: handouts, notes, research
etc etc. So here’s a simple system to keep you from drowning in paperwork:
1. Vet: If you [...]
Posted in Learning, Living on Feb 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Forgetting appointments and due dates? Have reminder notes everywhere? Spend your time firefighting? Need to get things sorted, quick? This post will show you how to use a diary to get stuff done on time. There’s more complex methods, but this is an excellent base for all of them - so get started now, and [...]
Posted in Living on Feb 8th, 2008 1 Comment »
In part one I talked about doing what’s important, not what’s urgent. We’re now going to use the Urgency/Importance matrix to do that, starting with the easiest quadrant.
Here’s the Urgency/Importance matrix again:
Let’s start with Quadrant 4 - Not Urgent and Not Important
Quadrant 4 tasks are timewasters. They are not important to us, and there’s no [...]
