Comments on: Spring cleaning http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2008/02/14/spring-cleaning/ Living and loving the freelance life—on your own terms. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2008/02/14/spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-89050 Paul Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:35:49 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=465#comment-89050 Visual clutter to me means more procrastination material, "I'll get started on my work as soon as I think of some way to declutterize." Not that the clutter disappears, of course. But the elaborate plans that I have made for 86ing clutter are astounding. Visual clutter to me means more procrastination material, “I’ll get started on my work as soon as I think of some way to declutterize.” Not that the clutter disappears, of course. But the elaborate plans that I have made for 86ing clutter are astounding.

]]> By: Amanda Nicole http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2008/02/14/spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-88160 Amanda Nicole Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:06:02 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=465#comment-88160 I do the same thing as Erika with a daily planner. I have a laptop and, along with a pen for writing in the agenda, that's it for my office. I get really distracted by visual clutter, and find that paring down what's in front of me makes it a whole lot easier to tackle each day's tasks. It also makes it easier to be mobile, so if I want to sit in another chair, lay on the ground or go the library or a cafe to work, my office easy comes with me. I do the same thing as Erika with a daily planner. I have a laptop and, along with a pen for writing in the agenda, that’s it for my office. I get really distracted by visual clutter, and find that paring down what’s in front of me makes it a whole lot easier to tackle each day’s tasks. It also makes it easier to be mobile, so if I want to sit in another chair, lay on the ground or go the library or a cafe to work, my office easy comes with me.

]]> By: Erika http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2008/02/14/spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-87777 Erika Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:21:43 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=465#comment-87777 Yay! I'm a GTD fan all the way. It really DOES work! Personally, I live and die by a 3-ring notebook full of looseleaf, with lots of tabbed dividers. I write down EVERYTHING, and each day I turn to a new dated page to see what I have for that day. I number out the pages at the start of every month, so that I have a month ahead of me at any given moment. That way I can write down reminders to myself - "Check with X if no word back by now," "Project Y due in a week," etc. Yay! I’m a GTD fan all the way. It really DOES work!

Personally, I live and die by a 3-ring notebook full of looseleaf, with lots of tabbed dividers. I write down EVERYTHING, and each day I turn to a new dated page to see what I have for that day.

I number out the pages at the start of every month, so that I have a month ahead of me at any given moment. That way I can write down reminders to myself – “Check with X if no word back by now,” “Project Y due in a week,” etc.

]]> By: Lisa Bakewell http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2008/02/14/spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-87633 Lisa Bakewell Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:38:53 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=465#comment-87633 Good job! I love a clean, organized space. It does help clear the mind, too, doesn't it? Congrats on your new work. Lisa Good job! I love a clean, organized space. It does help clear the mind, too, doesn’t it? Congrats on your new work.

Lisa

]]> By: Karen Lynch http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2008/02/14/spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-87622 Karen Lynch Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:55:09 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=465#comment-87622 How great to see a financial reward after clearing out the clutter! FYI, thanks to ya'll, I read David Allen's book and now I try to have that 'what's the next action?' mentality -- his system is working to keep my office space clutter free. And, a friend of mine (non-writer) is now listening to the book on audio tape as well. That post (http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=264) started to pay "stress free productivity" forward. How great to see a financial reward after clearing out the clutter!

FYI, thanks to ya’ll, I read David Allen’s book and now I try to have that ‘what’s the next action?’ mentality — his system is working to keep my office space clutter free. And, a friend of mine (non-writer) is now listening to the book on audio tape as well. That post (http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=264) started to pay “stress free productivity” forward.

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