60-Second Organizer: Sixty Solid Techniques for Beating Chaos at Home and at Work

The 60 Second Organizer......Page 1
Foreword......Page 10
About the Author......Page 175
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 11
Part One: Embracing Powerful Perspectives......Page 15
1. Relax: Organizing Is Not So Bad......Page 16
2. Learn Your ABCs......Page 18
3. Capture Your Best Thoughts......Page 20
4. Determine \"Who Created That?\"......Page 23
5. Make Profound Choices......Page 24
6. Live and Actually Learn......Page 26
7. \"Work Smarter\" for Real......Page 28
8. Heed Pareto and His Principle......Page 30
9. Forget about the \"Right Mood\"......Page 31
10. Reward Thyself......Page 32
Part Two: Enveloping Provocative Practices......Page 36
11. Forsake Excuses for Not Becoming Organized......Page 38
12. Defeat Perfectionism......Page 39
13. Start Simply......Page 41
14. Organize According to Your Milestones......Page 43
15. Handle Tough Things First......Page 47
16. Immerse Yourself for 60 Seconds......Page 48
17. Ask Yourself \"Will It Be Any Easier Later?\"......Page 50
18. Organize Based on Your Priorities......Page 52
19. Establish Supporting Goals......Page 55
20. Stake Your Claim......Page 58
Part Three: Listing and Charting Your Way......Page 61
21. Recognize Fallibilities......Page 62
22. Mark Your Calendar......Page 63
23. Separate Long-Term and Short-Term Tasks......Page 65
24. Develop a Clarifying Checklist......Page 69
25. Map It Out......Page 72
26. Chart Your Path......Page 73
27. Plot Your Way......Page 76
28. Add Subtasks to Your Chart......Page 78
29. Organize with Flow Charts......Page 81
30. Track Your Progress......Page 82
Part Four: Reclaiming Your Places and Spaces......Page 84
31. Start from Scratch......Page 86
32. Conquer Your Desk......Page 88
33. Make Your Shelves Work for You......Page 92
34. Win the Paper Chase......Page 95
35. Face Files with Smiles......Page 98
36. Establish Rotating Tickler Files......Page 102
37. Pile It High......Page 105
38. Pare Down and Win......Page 109
39. Reduce Junk Mail......Page 114
40. Read with Aplomb......Page 116
Part Five: Organize Travel, Meetings, and Online Activities......Page 121
41. Manage Your E-mail......Page 122
42. Organize Online Research......Page 123
43. Create More Organized Meetings, Really!......Page 126
44. Maintain Effective Meetings, the Whole Way!......Page 130
45. Meet to Achieve Results......Page 133
46. Organize for the Road......Page 136
47. Handle Commuting and Travel Contingencies......Page 139
48. Be Productive on Public Transportation......Page 140
49. Fly Friendlier Skies......Page 143
50. Book Your Flight Right......Page 144
Part Six: Making Your Home Your Castle......Page 146
51. Destroy Enemy Outposts......Page 148
52. Pick a Regular Day and Time......Page 150
53. Approach Spaces Strategically......Page 152
54. Adopt a Replacement Policy......Page 154
55. Improvise When Storage Space Is Limited......Page 156
56. Organize Your Gift Shopping......Page 157
57. Organize Your Purchases and Related Paperwork......Page 159
58. File Taxes on Time and Without Grief......Page 163
59. Hire an Organizing Professional......Page 167
60. Divide, Literally, and Conquer......Page 169
Summary......Page 171
Bibliography......Page 172