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Organizing 101: Where to Start

Posted on April 8, 2010 by LJ

Being organized is the state of knowing where everything is. Too many of the organizing sites I read give the impression that if you pare down your possessions you will automatically be organized. I don’t subscribe to that theory. I believe that while it is important to get rid of [...]

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Clutter 101: How To Start Decluttering

Posted on April 7, 2010 by LJ

Decluttering. It can seem so overwhelming if you were never taught how to do it. Here is a quick guide on how to declutter. Gather Supplies Decluttering requires a few things. They are things you have around the house, so gather them up! Boxes.You will need 6 containers with rigid [...]

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Simple Productivity (in seventeen syllables)

Posted on February 25, 2010 by GuestPost

This is a guest post by Rich @Haiku-It! Haiku-It! – where less is more. Applying the limiting structure of haiku to modern life; keeping it short, simple, and to the point.If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.       Focus essential,eliminate distractions,realistic [...]

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Best of SPB: 7 Ways to Increase Productivity…By Moving Stuff

Posted on July 31, 2009 by LJ

This week I am on vacation, so I am re-running the most popular posts from my blogs. Enjoy! Post originally published on 5/18/2007. In the article, The Seven Essential “Stations” Every Home Should Have – lifehack.org, seven areas in the house are laid out for organization. I think that this [...]

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Simplicity Low-hanging Fruit

Posted on July 22, 2009 by LJ

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. I had a professor once who used to toss a few easy questions onto a multiple choice test, then chide us: “take the low-hanging fruit when it is offered.” I was thinking of him recently during a staff meeting where our boss was [...]

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The Underlying Key To Productivity AND Simplicity: No Waste

Posted on April 22, 2009 by LJ

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Someone stopped me the other day and said, “I don’t get it. What do simplicity and productivity have to do with each other?” It’s a simple answer: no waste. Is Productivity Effectiveness or Efficiency? Productivity boils down to two parts: effectiveness and efficiency. [...]

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