6 easy steps to: Become an organized person
It’s not always easy to be or stay organized. However, being organized is one of the greatest skills to develop to find a balance between your personal and professional life.
In today’s post I will share with you some tips to become an organized person which will lead to more successful outcomes.
What are the benefits of being organized ?
Being an organized person comes with many benefits. Knowing where and when to do things will help you in many aspects of your life.
- Less stress
- Better time management
- Efficient workflow
- You will meet deadlines more easily
- Help you prioritize
- Save you time
- Less risk of burnout
Easy steps to become organized
1. Prioritize your tasks
There are tasks that make you feel productive and tasks that actually make you move towards your goals. One will make you feel good, while the other one will help you grow. It’s important to learn how to distinguish your tasks so you can focus your energy and time on high priority ones. Don’t be afraid to delegate what you can and postpone the less important and urgent tasks.
2. Create a schedule
For effective time management, it’s important to take the time to allocate specific time slots for work, hobbies, and personal obligations.
3. Use a time management method
We will never say it enough but learning time management is a big part of being organized. There are different techniques and strategies you can try to get better at being organized. Here are a few well known time management techniques:
- Time blocking: Divide your day into blocks of time. Each block is dedicated to accomplishing a task or a group of tasks.
- The pomodoro technique: This method helps you get super focused on work. Each pomodoro consists of 25 minutes of focused work broken by 5 minutes of breaks. The goal is to focus only on your task.
- Eat the frog: The goal of this method is to identify your more difficult task and to focus on it first.
4. Declutter your digital and physical space
A tidy environment often leads to a more tidy mind. When you clean up your desk to make it free of distraction it will help you focus easier. Make sure each item has a designated place and return things to their proper locations once you are done with it.
Don’t let things pile up until it becomes stressful. Delete your unread emails, apps you don’t use.
Set a moment in your schedule every week to declutter your digital and physical space. The more regularly you do it the easier it will become a habit.
5. Use digital tools
Calendar apps, planners, digital to do lists etc, use technology at your advantage to find tools that can help you stay organized and optimize your workflow.
6. Be a Master of to-do lists
Having a digital or physical to-do list is a great tool to keep track of your tasks and deadlines to ensure that you don’t forget anything important.
