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What do you do to keep yourself organised?
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I am trying to get myself mega-organised, but I haven't found many solutions that work for me - I use my iphone a lot, I use the calendar a fair bit, but the reminders app isn't great because it bleeps once and if I miss it then it's easy to completely miss my reminder! I am about as disorganised as it gets so I was thinking having a day a month (first or last Monday) to plan the next month and monday morning every week (to include doing a bit of tidying too). But I think I need some other pointers!
So please share your organisational wisdom!!
So please share your organisational wisdom!!
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You could use a written memo/calendar/diary.
Keep yourself a folder.
What kind of organisation are you talking about?
I lose things very easily (asides my phone) so I've decided to keep most of it electronic and that way it can be synced with my laptop. I forget to look at to do lists and my calendar unless I have alarms for everything!
Personal/study/work/house organisation - I've got poor working memory/short term memory, I never remember dates or times, I frequently lose my trail of thought or conversation, and I need to be able to as self reliant as possible.
I've got into the habit of looking at the diary on the phone each morning, I make appointments for stuff I need to do at the time I think makes most sense to do them, and then use self discipline to rearrange those appointments in the diary if I don't do them.i then look at the diary at the end of the day and make sure I've done everything or rearrange it to another day. Self discipline is a big factor in it though -apps will only get you so far.
For example, I've got supermarket, piano practise, clean bathroom and general tidying in my diary. - as well as the more obvious haircut , doctor, meeting etc.
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Riotmama found something called passion planner...looks really good but it's paper based!
Self discipline is something I need to learn! Other than self flagellation any ideas how I can get myself into that one?? I have motivation but I forget so much I'm just getting myself into a total muddle all the time!
I think Scary Monster's suggestion about habit here could be really helpful. If you regularly, for example, check your diary when you get up, tidy up on a Saturday afternoon, study at particular hours etc. , then over time you should be able to form a habit. At the point when those things happen automatically, then you don't need to consciously remember them. Might be worth a try ...
I have the same problem. I put all important dates in my Google calender and because my phone is Android, I can sync the two and I get messages reminding me.