Organize IT recap for 06th October 2007

• I know it’s not productivity based, but if you are a blogger you will no doubt be aware of the hugely popular ProBlogger. Right now they are doing a weeks worth of competitions with $54,000 worth of prizes to celebrate their third birthday. I guess that’s what I’ll be aiming for with Organize IT in two years time
• In nearly all walks of life we are encouraged to write things down. At school it was regarded as a critical part of learning and revising. Lifehack.org explains why this is and how it helps us to remember important facts.
• Some interesting thoughts about how social networks like Facebook and MySpace are actually rather anti-social. It’s intriguing to read the comments and see what people think of the evolving nature of socializing in this information age.
• There are two new sites up covering productivity and lifehacks which look potentially useful. Productivity Zen identifies the top 15 blogs everyday and Shouting Match is an aggregating site with a twist.

September was an eventful month. My broadband went down so I couldn’t update, then the server went down and finally I used up my bandwidth allowance. Hopefully I will have a more steady month in October These are my favourite posts from September. If you have not read them then please check them out and leave a few comments (remember, I’ve turned off the nofollow tag now).

• 10 Tips For Surviving Freshman Week
• Ask The Readers: How Would You Use This Tool?
• Habit Building: Laying The Foundations
• First Steps To A Healthy Lifestyle
• 8 Ways For Dealing With Doubts
• Getting Things Done… Faster
• Fight Off Colds And Flu This Winter
• Priscilla’s Personal Development List
• Ask The Readers: Your Top 5 Websites?

Today I am starting a new series of posts on Organize IT - called Audit Your Life - discussing how you can audit various aspects of your life so as to determine where you stand, what is missing, what is needed and how you can structure and optimize each area. In this first post I will look at your clothes collection and describe the process of auditing your wardrobe so that it functions efficiently and fully serves its purpose in your life.

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In this modern age of technology and big business, where we have thousands of TV channels, hundreds of RSS feeds and unprecedented demands and stresses on our work and home lives, there is a lot of focus on simplifying our lives. The benefits are obvious, whether it be reduced stress, to increased spare time.

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Such a touching moment… or maybe not.