The Key Habits of Organization
By Leo Babauta A trusted organization system that you actually use regularly can turn your day from one of chaos to one of focus, effectiveness and calm. This is something I've learned through repeated failures, actually: when I become lose with my organized habits, my day becomes worse. It gets stressful and crazy, and I can't focus on anything. Everything is on my head all the time, and I'm always worried that I'm missing something, that I should be doing something else. But when I get my system down, and the habits are on track, things are smooth, I feel good about what I'm doing, and I'm much better able to let everything else go and focus on what's in front of me, confident that everything else is in its place. I'll show you my system in a minute, but first let's talk about what a good organizational system does and how it works. Why Form the Habits of Organization Several important reasons: Stress : An excess of stress very negatively a