Lifetuts

A clean and tidy working space will help to keep your mind at ease. You don’t HAVE to do it freakishly, but try to clean your desk once in a while. Every time I clean my desk (I’m aiming for once a week), I get a kind of libarated feeling and I promise myself to do it more often. And my mind seams to be more focused upon work. Here’s a couple of pointers to achieve this:

1. Write down everything you have to do. Preferably on one spot. This will give you more rest than having 40 post-its upon your office wall.
2. Plan realisticly (one off my personal flaws).  It will be frustrating and stress enducing if you don’t keep up with your deadlines. You will have to plan those ‘unplanned’ things and still keep up your own deadline.
3. Delegate. Don’t do thing you can delegate. Make sure the assigment is clear and what is expected. Of that’s the case, leave it. And focus upon your own work. Do keep in mind the deadlines.
4. Remove large files of paper. These normally reside upon your desk or else upon the floor. Take the time and sort them thoroughly using the FAT method. I like to work on a desk where there is only my computer sceen and a keyboard… anything else may distract me. (Correction: will distract me!)
5. Like stated in 4, keep a clean desk! Use the FAT method again to achieve this. It may sound easier than it is, but I really like to work at a clean desk…

Truth be told, I know the above will really work, but I will mention the stuff upon my desk at this moment:
- Computer (iMac) + keyboard
- Laptop (MacBook Pro)
These are allowed because I’m working, but there also are presen:
- two glasses (empty)
- one soda bottle
- a watch (which I didn’t wear today)
- a pen
- a baseball cap
- one bag of fudge
- one bill
- one brochure (whicih I’ll toss into the bin right now!)

I know, I’ve got to practise what I preach, but I’m halfway there. I’m aware that these things will distrackt me sooner or later, so most items don’t reside here as soon as quit working. Keeping your desk clean is an ongoing event.