Where to Start When Everything Needs to be Organized

So last night Ed and I were watching Seinfeld. I’m not a big TV person at all but watching re-runs of Seinfeld always makes me laugh.

Anyway, “The Lip Reader” episode was on last night. Have you seen it?

Well, in the middle of the episode they show Elaine’s office at work. I guess I never noticed before but her desk has stacks and stacks of paper everywhere. In fact, the stacks on top of her filing cabinet are so high that they look like they are about to topple over and fall on the floor making an even bigger mess!

When I saw Elaine’s desk, I immediately put myself in her situation. I imagined myself coming to work every day and working in the cluttered space. I envisioned trying to find a document, and I pictured myself trying to organize the desk.

I bet Elaine must feel overwhelmed by the clutter. After all, where do you even start when everything needs to be organized?

Well, if I was Elaine organizing my office, I would start with sorting through the piles on the desk. The desk is prime real estate in any office and having a organized desk can make a huge difference in how productive you are on a daily basis.

So, how do you do that?

Well, the answer is, you start with one pile and make your way to the next pile. It sounds daunting thinking about sorting through every sheet of paper in the office. And truthfully, it can take a lot of time.

But think about how the stacks of paper got there in the first place. It slowly accumulated over time. The stacks of paper will go away just like the way they got there in the first place: slowly.

But with enough momentum, effort, and consistency, it will eventually get organized… if you want it badly enough.

Plus, improving your environment in your office can drastically improve how you feel about your job on a daily basis!

So that’s what I would tell Elaine if she was trying to organize her office in efforts to decrease her stress and increase her productivity at work.

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