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Summary
Summary
Nowadays most people complain that there are not enough hours in the day to manage increasing workloads. Working longer hours also leads to tiredness, lack of leisure time and unhealthy levels of stress. This has a knock-on effect on the standard of work and results in stressed employees and a continual stream of to-do's.Organise Yourself is a concise but comprehensive guide to improving all aspects of personal organisation that will make a dramatic improvement to the way people work. There is valuable advice on how to determine goals and priorities, manage time, improve decision making skills, and organise paperwork and office space. It will ultimately help people to spend less time fire-fighting and focus on the things that produce results, whilst reducing stress and creating more time for family and leisure activities.Now in its second edition Organise Yourself is fully updated to include information on the latest technology that can help anyone to get organised, as well as advice on tackling the organisational challenges created when working from home.
Author Notes
John Caunt is a freelance writer and trainer. His previous experience includes fifteen years as a senior manager in further education. He is also the author of 30 Minutes to Manage Information Overload, published by Kogan Page.
Excerpts
Excerpts
Introduction 1 1. Know where you are going 6 Reasons for disorganisation 8; Attitudes towards organising 8; Why do you want to be more organised? 10; Setting objectives 12; Balancing the different elements of your life 16; Determining day-to-day priorities 17; Summary 20 2. Organise your time 21 How you use time now 21; Planning and tracking your time 24; Scheduling your time - estimating time requirements 33; Procrastination 35; Meeting deadlines 38; Time management and projects 42; Summary 44 3. Understand the way you work 45 Schedule tasks at appropriate times 45; Maintain concentration and motivation 49; Mobilise the power of habit 50; Sharpen up your decision making 54; Summary 59 4. Organise information 60 Identify the important information 61; Adopt a systematic approach 62; Avoid overload 65; Read more efficiently 67; Preview for increased understanding 71; Use your memory 73; Summary 75 5. Organise the way you work with others 76 A strategy for meetings 76; Delegate 82; Overcoming distractions and interruptions 85; Help others to be more organised 89; Learn to say 'no' 91; Summary 93 6. Organise your work space 95 Think about ergonomics 96; Tackle disorganised work space 102; Get rid of the piles 105; Summary 109 7. Organise filing systems 110 Setting up your filing system 113; Filing documents 114; Electronic filing of paper documents 116; Organising computer files 117; Summary 120 8. Use technology to assist 121 Know when not to use technology 121; Choose appropriate software 122; Useful tools 125; Summary 138 9. Organise yourself at home and away 139 Working from home 139; Organising yourself away from the office 145; Summary 148 10. Keep up the good work 149 Review your objectives 149; Check your progress 151; Find ways of staying on track 151; What if old habits reappear? 152 Excerpted from Organise Yourself by John Caunt All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| 1 Know where you are going | p. 6 |
| Reasons for disorganisation | p. 8 |
| Attitudes towards organising | p. 8 |
| Why do you want to be more organised? | p. 10 |
| Setting objectives | p. 12 |
| Balancing the different elements of your life | p. 16 |
| Determining day-to-day priorities | p. 17 |
| Summary | p. 20 |
| 2 Organise your time | p. 21 |
| How you use time now | p. 21 |
| Planning and tracking your time | p. 24 |
| Scheduling your time - estimating time requirements | p. 33 |
| Procrastination | p. 35 |
| Meeting deadlines | p. 38 |
| Time management and projects | p. 42 |
| Summary | p. 44 |
| 3 Understand the way you work | p. 45 |
| Schedule tasks at appropriate times | p. 45 |
| Maintain concentration and motivation | p. 49 |
| Mobilise the power of habit | p. 50 |
| Sharpen up your decision making | p. 54 |
| Summary | p. 59 |
| 4 Organise information | p. 60 |
| Identify the important information | p. 61 |
| Adopt a systematic approach | p. 62 |
| Avoid overload | p. 65 |
| Read more efficiently | p. 67 |
| Preview for increased understanding | p. 71 |
| Use your memory | p. 73 |
| Summary | p. 75 |
| 5 Organise the way you work with others | p. 76 |
| A strategy for meetings | p. 76 |
| Delegate | p. 82 |
| Overcoming distractions and interruptions | p. 85 |
| Help others to be more organised | p. 89 |
| Learn to say 'no' | p. 91 |
| Summary | p. 93 |
| 6 Organise your work space | p. 95 |
| Think about ergonomics | p. 96 |
| Tackle disorganised work space | p. 102 |
| Get rid of the piles | p. 105 |
| Summary | p. 109 |
| 7 Organise filing systems | p. 110 |
| Setting up your filing system | p. 113 |
| Filing documents | p. 114 |
| Electronic filing of paper documents | p. 116 |
| Organising computer files | p. 117 |
| Summary | p. 120 |
| 8 Use technology to assist | p. 121 |
| Know when not to use technology | p. 121 |
| Choose appropriate software | p. 122 |
| Useful tools | p. 125 |
| Summary | p. 138 |
| 9 Organise yourself at home and away | p. 139 |
| Working from home | p. 139 |
| Organising yourself away from the office | p. 145 |
| Summary | p. 148 |
| 10 Keep up the good work | p. 149 |
| Review your objectives | p. 149 |
| Check your progress | p. 151 |
| Find ways of staying on track | p. 151 |
| What if old habits reappear? | p. 152 |
