Staying organized comes naturally to some people whereas for some, it can be the worst nightmare. But eventually in the real world, staying organized is the key to success. Without being organized, more time, efforts and money are wasted. Also, mishaps are abound to happen most of the time, such as possibly breaking fragile items, losing important/valuable documents and items, increasing the possibility of having accidents, etc. When it comes to moving into a new house, it should be exciting, not a hassle. And to achieve this, being organized is the way to go.
How staying organised helps?
This is my personal experience when it comes to moving into a new house. Staying organized will save you a lot of efforts and money as you would know what you really need, what is to be thrown away so on and so forth. You will also be in a better place when it comes to unpacking as you would know where, what is kept without wasting much time in searching a thing.
With organizing stuff, you should make a moving day checklist. That way, you can easily determine what all is needed for moving, including boxes, labels, paper wrap, tape, markers etc. With the checklist, you can also decide what should be taken into account first as the movers take the packed items to the moving van. This way, everything can be done quickly and smoothly. If you decide to pack on your own, it's best to label the boxes so packing and moving your things to the next place will go quickly and smoothly.
Checklist will not just help you but also the movers in moving the materials from once place to the other. Especially when it comes to moving the fragile things, one needs to take special care to avoid any damage to the product.
Similarly when it comes to work, having a well-organised and clean folder, mailbox always helps. Especially when your boss is dancing on top of your head for a long, lost file and like always, he needs it ASAP! You search and search but to your disappointment, you don't find it even after spending hours in your cluttered mailbox to the folders in your laptop. That's when you realize only if you would have organised your mailbox or folders in a better way like having sticky notes, using folders or flags, you would have survived that monster ☺
These were just couple of examples which portrays how staying organised can help you.
Next question is how should I stay organised?
Here are few handy steps which you need to practice in order to stay organised when at work -
1. To-Do List
Have a to-do or checklist in place to pen down all the tasks so that you don't miss out on anything. Inculcate the habit of marking the tasks that are completed as this will take off your burden and also make you feel good.
2. Calendars
Ensure these are up-to date so that you know what you need to, when you need to do and what are the things that are lined up and needs your immediate attention. It also helps you to know if you can accommodate any new thing.
3. Prioritize
The most important thing where most of the people fail is when they don't understand how to prioritize their tasks/work. When in doubt, it is always better to check with your supervisors on the priority of the tasks to know which one should be completed first so that you don't land up working on something that is least important and missing on the most important ones.
4. Organize files/mails
You should organize your files and mails in such a way that it is easily found when you search for it. This will only happen when you structure them well with proper names and folder structure. Using labels also helps in fetching the data sooner.
5. Learn to say No!
I believe this is the most difficult thing as we as humans are bound to take too much work on ourselves than we can. It happens only when you don't analyse the amount of work you have and accept it blindly just to impress your boss. Only when you are close to the deadline, you realize and start rushing with the work in order to complete it. While doing so, you are back to your unorganized self where completing the work under any circumstances is your priority. Thus, messing up all the hardwork you put in to remain organised. So, think wisely before accepting anything and say no, if you can't because 'Quality is always the result of excellent work without compromise.'
Last but not the least, always remember the above quotes by Albert Einstein and keep an eye for the right opportunity! Do try these techniques and I'm sure your move will definitely serve you good results.
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How staying organised helps?
This is my personal experience when it comes to moving into a new house. Staying organized will save you a lot of efforts and money as you would know what you really need, what is to be thrown away so on and so forth. You will also be in a better place when it comes to unpacking as you would know where, what is kept without wasting much time in searching a thing.
With organizing stuff, you should make a moving day checklist. That way, you can easily determine what all is needed for moving, including boxes, labels, paper wrap, tape, markers etc. With the checklist, you can also decide what should be taken into account first as the movers take the packed items to the moving van. This way, everything can be done quickly and smoothly. If you decide to pack on your own, it's best to label the boxes so packing and moving your things to the next place will go quickly and smoothly.
Similarly when it comes to work, having a well-organised and clean folder, mailbox always helps. Especially when your boss is dancing on top of your head for a long, lost file and like always, he needs it ASAP! You search and search but to your disappointment, you don't find it even after spending hours in your cluttered mailbox to the folders in your laptop. That's when you realize only if you would have organised your mailbox or folders in a better way like having sticky notes, using folders or flags, you would have survived that monster ☺
These were just couple of examples which portrays how staying organised can help you.
Next question is how should I stay organised?
Here are few handy steps which you need to practice in order to stay organised when at work -
Have a to-do or checklist in place to pen down all the tasks so that you don't miss out on anything. Inculcate the habit of marking the tasks that are completed as this will take off your burden and also make you feel good.
2. Calendars
Ensure these are up-to date so that you know what you need to, when you need to do and what are the things that are lined up and needs your immediate attention. It also helps you to know if you can accommodate any new thing.
3. Prioritize
The most important thing where most of the people fail is when they don't understand how to prioritize their tasks/work. When in doubt, it is always better to check with your supervisors on the priority of the tasks to know which one should be completed first so that you don't land up working on something that is least important and missing on the most important ones.
4. Organize files/mails
You should organize your files and mails in such a way that it is easily found when you search for it. This will only happen when you structure them well with proper names and folder structure. Using labels also helps in fetching the data sooner.
5. Learn to say No!
I believe this is the most difficult thing as we as humans are bound to take too much work on ourselves than we can. It happens only when you don't analyse the amount of work you have and accept it blindly just to impress your boss. Only when you are close to the deadline, you realize and start rushing with the work in order to complete it. While doing so, you are back to your unorganized self where completing the work under any circumstances is your priority. Thus, messing up all the hardwork you put in to remain organised. So, think wisely before accepting anything and say no, if you can't because 'Quality is always the result of excellent work without compromise.'
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| Albert Einstein's quote on staying organised |
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