Organize IT

Take a quick look around an average room and there are probably loads of areas that need to be regularly cleaned, and plenty of drawers, boxes and shelves that need de-cluttering. Apply all that to an entire apartment or house and that’s a lot of work and a lot of next actions to get through. It would make sense to have some sort of system for managing all those next actions around your home right? Oddly enough, this is an area that tends to get neglected, so in this post I will introduce my own system that I have recently been experimenting with.

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During the day our energy levels fluctuate and ultimate decline as the hours pass. The same principle applies weekly, monthly and yearly and our bodies can really be compared to batteries. For instance, our energy levels can peak one week then plummet two weeks later. And it’s not just our energy levels, it’s our productivity levels, happiness levels, concentration levels, motivation levels and so on. It’s all part of the natural ebb and flow of our lives. Animals largely live their lives around these fluctuations, and many years ago, humans would have done the same (what could be described as surfing the waves). Nowadays of course, we have so many commitments and distractions that we often have to just deal with everything regardless of whether we are peaking or sinking. Essentially we just have to push through the waves the best we can.

So that’s why I’m stuck working in ditches. Doh!

Organize IT recap for 27th October 2007

• Organize IT has an extensive series of posts covering the process of organizing and de-cluttering your home. If you are interested in that topic, you may find this article by Organized Home, covering four different strategies for de-cluttering.
• Having been blogging extensively for over a year now, I understand the importance of having keywords in articles. However I never thought to apply the same principle to my resume.
• This chart is worthy of attention (designed by 2Time blog), as it breaks down GTD practices into four different levels ranging from novice to expert. I’m generally a mix of yellow and orange levels. What about you?

Blog Action Day was a very interesting experience and it was the first time I had taken part in a blog community activity. Looking at the stats there were over 23,000 posts out there related to the event, so I thought I would try and delve through some of the more intriguing posts my fellow productivity bloggers published. Do you have links to suggest?

• Evomend: Blog Action Day
• Zen Habits: 5 Ways To Save The World…
• Dumb Little Man: Items You Never Thought To Recycle
• Cranking Widgets: Tips For Environmentally Friendly GTD
• David Seah: Getting To Know My Environment
• Ian Fernando: Exercise With Nature
• Young Go Getter: 5 Innovative Environmental Business Ideas