10 Ways to Avoid Distraction When Organizing
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Check out these 10 tips to avoid distractions:
1. Mark your organizing project on your calendar just as you would schedule an appointment.
2. Try to disconnect yourself from social media.
3. Try to limit any other distractions, i.e, phone calls, pets, kids, spouse, tv, etc.
4. Focus. Once you start organizing it is easy to veer off and do other things.
5. Instead of picking up an item and moving it to another area of the house, keep piles. When you are finished move the piles to other areas.
6. Try to stay in the area you are working.
7. Don't spend too much time deciding whether to keep something. If you can't decide, put it aside and move on. Save it until the end.
8. If you are organizing paper, try not to read full articles or get started in reading magazines. Rip out articles that are important to you and move on.
9. It's ok to reminisce with sentimental items, but don't let it zap your time. Decide whether to keep or toss and then move on.
10. Try to limit your project to 3 hours. If it will take you more than 3 hours, schedule a lunch break in between. If you organize more than 3 hour straight, you are setting yourself up for burnout and stress.
Without distractions, your project will take you half the time. You will have finished with more energy. You will be motivated and energized to continue and move forward with the rest of the home or office. Organize! Energize!
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