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Tip of the Month
(Tips Archive)
"Put things away, not down."
Put things away, not down!
Ever watch the postal clerk at the post office take your package and just set it aside to rush on to the next customer? No. First, he stamps it, then he places each package where it is supposed to go first, then moves on to the next customer.
For whatever problems our postal service has, this is not one of them! Postal clerks practice an important principle that keeps you organized, saves you scads of time and sharply reduces the frustration of not being able to find things when you need them the most.
Stop work long enough to put things in their
place before moving on to another task.
This is especially important when you are working on a project with lots of diverse paperwork and other hard copy files. Working on one project at a time will help limit the amount of paper and other resource materials on the top of your desk. Working on more than one project simultaneously can become distracting, resulting in lost or incorrectly consolidated papers.
Put away the first project's materials first, then bring on a fresh project. You'll dive in with more peace of mind and more working space.
If you don't practice putting things away, you may soon find yourself gasping for a little light and air beneath that pile covering your desktop!
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