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This is very much the...Kick procrastination's ass: Run a dash By: Merlin Mann (38 replies) September 8, 2005 - 1:13am |
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This is very much the type of approach recommended for people buried by clutter, e.g. at FlyLady.net, primarily aimed at housewives. FlyLady offers advice, a calendar, even e-mail reminders to keep you focused. The main concept is dividing your house into “zones”, then commit to dealing with one zone for a particular period. There are also strategies like the “hot spot” (keep one area clear at all times), the “5 minute room rescue” (run around dealing with the worst problems, but only for 5 minutes) and the “27 fling boogie” (throwing stuff out). If that’s too cute for you, these are some other sites with similar advice:
There’s also a must-see clutter horror stories site that’s more for basic getting started than really getting organized, but it doesn’t have its own URL and I can never find it.