6 Tips for Organizing Your Office to Make the Most of Your Time!!

6 Tips for Organizing Your Office to Make the Most of Your Time

Every time you misplace something or find yourself shuffling through
papers on your messy desk, you waste a few minutes of your time. We
know what you’re thinking – a few minutes is nothing! That’s true, it
doesn’t matter much in the short term, but it adds up. Soon enough, you’ve
wasted days of your life because you didn’t keep things organized. The
solution is simple: Set aside time to organize your life. Take it one step at a
time, beginning with these six starter tips.
1. De-clutter
Start with the most dreaded chore: purging and de-cluttering everything.
All you need is one spring cleaning to get yourself on track. Plus, you can
feel good about donating stuff you no longer need or use so that others
who need them, can.
2. Decide Where You Will Work
Pinpoint your “work zones,” the places where you’ll actually get work done,
and the places where you will eliminate all clutter. Then you can move on
to filing cabinets and drawers to store extraneous stuff. As long as you
know where your workspace will live, you can fit everything else in around
it.
3. Label Everything
We mean everything! Not that you have a goldfish memory, but you
probably won’t be able to remember where everything is. If you mix
highlighters with staplers, you should label that. Anything that doesn’t
seem intuitive should be labeled so that your future self will know exactly
where to look.

4. Go Through Piles
If you’re still stuck with a few piles of loose papers, sort through them.
Decide which papers you need, which ones you can get rid of, and which
ones you can scan and keep on the computer. In the digital age, piles of
paper are outdated, so jump on the bandwagon and get rid of yours!
5. Do a Deep Clean
Organizing and cleaning are two entirely different things, but both are
important. Take a look at the things that you’d like to keep on your desk or
in your office – picture frames, plants, and decorations, to name a few.
Wipe them down and remove dust from them. Make sure everything is
clean while you’re tidying up. While you’re at it, ask yourself if the stuff you
plan to keep on your desk is a distraction. If the answer is yes, find another
home for it.
6. Keep it up
Rather than play catch up every quarter, do a weekly maintenance check on
your desk and office to make sure everything is in order. Straighten your
desk, purge any loose papers, and make sure everything is in its rightful
place. Don’t forget about saving documents to the appropriate computer
files and backing them all up.
An organized desk gives you peace of mind and makes your office a home.
The more organized you are, the more productive and efficient you will be!