It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
-Henry David Thoreau
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Your Tasks have Needs

Each task on our to-do list has more needs than simply to be done – it requires some level of physical and mental attention from us. By matching our tasks with our capabilities from one moment to the next means taking strides through our to-do list.

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Brief Overview of Some Organizing Products

Here are some products that were at the NAPO conference expo. Just because I don’t plan on creating a review of each product doesn’t mean it’s now worth sharing the options that are out there. :)

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Paper Pyramid

As with all aspects of organizing – there’s a pyramid effect – including when tackling papers. The most common struggle since it’s time and energy consuming to consider each small piece of paper – yet you can reclaim your space and system by creating a broad foundation.

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My Top Paid App Picks (plus one free app)

Free apps are wonderful, though sometimes it’s important to spend your money in wise ways to get the features that will make your life easier – that’s what all this technology is supposed to be for!

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4 Products from the NAPO Conference 2013

Another year at the NAPO conference, where I get to play with new products and come home with tools to test out and see if they work as well as the manufacturers want them to.

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Review: Hanging Folders

It can be hard to discover and know how many options there are for traditional filing – since even with the familiar hanging folders there are tons of options. Find out more here.

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The Pyramid Effect of Getting Organized

One of the most frustrating things about trying to get organized is how there can be many things you need to do before you can get to the detailed organization – “I can’t do ‘x’ until I do ‘y’ which I can’t do until ‘z’ is done.

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Review: Accordion Folders

Everyone’s seen and knows about accordion folders. It’s easy to take them for granted, they’ve been around “forever” – yet have you considered the pros and cons of them and how those impact your needs?

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Productivity

In a world where there seems to be a never ending list of more things we need to do, it can be challenging to figure out how to be productive. Yet, how do we define what productive means for us?

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13 Posts in Honor of the Beginning of 2013

As the years go by and I keep blogging, they add up (I have about 170 posts so far) so here’s a recap to ring in the New Year. Happy 2013 and here’s to being organized in it.

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