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Remember those index cards you picked up on the office supply run? Today is the day to use them. Find a block of time on your calendar and put everything away at your newly-organized desk: It’s time to empty your brain. What’s on your mind. What projects are you working on? . . . → Read More: 30 Days to a More Organized Life, Day 11: Empty Your Brain
The first task to living a more organized life is simple: get a pocket-sized notebook, a pen and keep them with you. Always. This small step is the biggest you can take to becoming a more organized person. With a notebook on you at all times, you can catch ideas as . . . → Read More: 30 Days to a More Organized Life, Day 1: Get a Notebook & Pen
The shower: a time in the day for unintentional zen-like meditation. Your mind is clear, unfocused when — bam! — an unexpected solution pops into your brain. It’s the answer to a problem you’ve been working on for a while. Great — the only trouble is you’re naked, wet and covered . . . → Read More: How to Never Forget the Brilliant Ideas You Get in the Shower Back in college I was the guy with a palm pilot holstered on my waist — a nerd among nerds. Though I dearly loved my PDA I eventually left it for my PAA: Personal Analogue Assistant. My PAA is this silver clipboard from which I run my life:
Each sheet . . . → Read More: Throw out Your PDA and get a PAA: a Personal Analogue Assistant
Everyone loves Moleskine notebooks. The rounded pages that don’t fray, the faux-leather cover and strap that let you feel secretly pretentious. A new moleskine smells like a fresh library. For office supply lovers, they are perfection. Don’t use them. If you keep a Moleskine to jot down notes and ideas, your . . . → Read More: Ubiquitous Capture Tip: Keep Your Notebook Cheap and Messy |
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