14 Habits Of Ultra-Organized People
They’re the people who just love to check things off a list. Their idea of heaven is The Container Store. And they sure know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ultra-organized, and to those who prefer things a little less tidy, their ways are mysterious.But they’re also onto something. More than 80 percent of people polled in a 2010 survey said being organized improved their work performance. Being organized may lead to feeling more in control and having more mental energy. Not to mention, who really needs the stress of misplacing the car keys one more time?The good news is that anyone can be (or at least become) an organized person. “There really is no organizing ‘gene,'” says Annette Reyman, president …
10 Small Acts Of Kindness You Can Practice Daily
The Dalai Lama famously said, “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”Whether you’re religious or not, kindness can go a long way toward improving your overall state of mind and sense of happiness. Here are ways that you can practice kindness in your daily lives:1. Ask your roommate or neighbor how they’re doing.Maybe they need someone to talk to, maybe they feel alone or maybe they just wanted someone to ask them that…
9 Important Productivity Habits My Parents Taught Me When I Was Small
My mother taught me more about productivity, the power of consistency, and making a positive impact in the world than any other person in my life. Someday, I hope I can be half the person she is. To honor the lessons she and my father introduced to me, I compiled these nine important productivity habits my parents taught me. Enjoy!1. Stop trusting yourself to remember stuff.Tell me if this sounds familiar: you go to the store and tell yourself, “I don’t need a grocery shopping list! I’ll remember everything I need”, but then within mere moments of getting home, you realize you forgot something so important that you have to go back to the store again …
Six Ideas For A More Productive Work Day
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)As the new year begins, a lot of you are probably evaluating 2013 to figure out what worked and what didn’t. For me (and most of my co-workers), the last year was a roller coaster: the startup I co-founded, Ministry of Supply, took off and our customer base more than quintupled. As I became more and more busy, I tried to experiment to find out how I could become more productive and keep up with the workload. I tried it all, from scheduling 15-minute meetings to not taking any meetings; from sleeping less to sleeping more.In the end…
6 Time Management Mistakes You’re Probably Making
There’s never enough time in a day, especially if you’re making these six mistakes. Manage your time more effectively, and you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish.Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek, calls it “time famine.” Your doctor calls it “dangerous levels of stress.” The ’80s band Rush called it “too many hands on my time…
30 Simple Things You Don’t Realize You Do That Impress Everyone Around You
One the biggest mistakes people make when they’re trying to impress someone is that they assume people only pay attention to the important or “big” things they do. But the reality is that the little things are what matter most. It’s the little things we do or don’t do every day that shape us in to who we are. The little things…
