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How to Organize Your Life

8 Habits of Really Organized People

By Jessica MillerPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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How do you organize your life? It may be easy for some people, but there are others who have a hard time of it. Either they're disorganized by nature, or they're put off because the methods that work for one person don't seem to work for them. This is no surprise since each person's mind works in different ways.

The main thing is to find the method that works best for you, so don't get discouraged or give up if you've failed at organizing your life in the past. Just keep on looking until you find some way of getting it all together. Once you do, not only will your life be more organized, but you'll also be more at ease with yourself. This is because all the parts of your life will be working together instead of pulling you in different directions.

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Here are some tips for organization that you might try:

1. What holds most people back is just plain laziness, so push past it with sheer willpower. Make a list of everything that needs to be done in the next month, and then go after it. The more you do this, the better you'll get at organizing your life.

2. Sometimes it's hard to keep track of what needs to be done because there are so many things going on in your mind that you can't keep them all straight. There are several things you can do to organize your thoughts. One way is to keep an activity journal by your side at all times and jot down any new tasks that come up or anything else that's on your mind.

3. The best way to stay organized is to write everything down - this includes all the daily things you do, like your work tasks and your home tasks. Once they're on paper, you'll be able to see exactly who gets the most of your time, and then you can decide how to reorganize them or find a better system.

4. Another way to keep track of what's going on is to use some kind of electronic organizer. There are several different kinds available, and the one that works best for you depends on your lifestyle and how much time you can give to it.

5. A sure-fire way to get more organized is to make a habit of doing things every day or at least every other day. This doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with occasionally forgetting to do something that needs doing, but if you always procrastinate on certain things, then that's when your life becomes disorganized.

6. One of the easiest ways to be more organized is by setting goals for yourself. Figure out what you want to accomplish during the next few days or weeks, and make a schedule for it. Keep track of how well you do on your goals, and over time you'll develop the habit of getting things done on a regular basis.

7. Get rid of as much clutter as possible, especially from your work area and home office. Whenever something isn't used regularly, put it away where it won't be seen or have to be used.

8. Another way to get better organized is by making a list of everything you need to do, and then checking it twice - once before you leave for work in the morning and again before going to bed at night.

If having too many things going on at one time causes you stress, make plans for each day of the week. Use one day to concentrate on work, another on family, etc.

This isn't an exhaustive list of organization tips, but these should give you plenty to think about and get working on right away. It might be cliché, but you really do need to take the bull by the horns in order to get things done in life. If you don't, your life will fall apart around you and then where will you be? Organized or not, that's for sure!

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