Paper and Home Office Organization
Organization and Action Steps to Paper and Home Office Organization
It’s important to organize your home office so that it works effectively. We offer the suggestion of using Decorganization® when trying to hide cords, etc. We say that this is Decorganizing® which means combining organization with decor to create a beautiful effect. Electric cords are the most unappealing part of a home office. Look to The Uncluttered Life’s Declutter Deck® for tips and tricks about home organization.
Organization
At the end of each day, it’s important to tidy up your office. That way, when you come back to work the following morning, you will not feel overwhelmed. Everything will be in its place and you’ll start your day out fresh.
When receiving mail, for example, make sure to recycle all that you do not need. That includes envelopes and inserts, junk mail, and anything that doesn’t serve a purpose. This will cut down your paperwork quite a bit.
Dealing with mail or paper on a daily basis prevents it from piling up. This will help you avoid forgetting to pay bills or getting to important documents.
Once you have implemented this procedure, it will take less than fifteen minutes a day to deal with current paperwork.
Organizing your office’s electric cords eliminates visual clutter. Visual clutter detracts from your productivity.
Action Steps
Walk around your office space. Sit down. Look around and really think how you’d like your office to look and function.
Look around again and decide what currently is in the space that doesn’t belong there any longer. Create an office in the vision of your ideal setting and workspace.
Pull everything out of the office so you have a blank slate.
Sort everything into categories, putting like with like.
Edit out anything you are not using. Then, organize like items together.
If you add a plant to your office, it will give you an upbeat feeling. Do not over clutter your office, however, as this will cause visual stimulation that detracts from productivity.