So the first rule I have when it comes to doing my work is making sure everything is organized. It’s pretty much a deal breaker. If everything around me is a mess, I just can’t function and I waste my time clearing it all up. I’m so far from being perfect at it but, I try my best to keep stuff organized!
Once I’ve tided and put things in their place I generally feel 10x’s better about doing my work – everything around is neat and organised – you just feel like you’re on your way to success and can do absolutely anything (while I do anyway). Plus, I’m a major stationary lover so I have all my pretty desk organizers to look at and it makes me feel oh so fancy, very Sex and The City. But, you don’t have to go on a major spending spree to be organized; as long as things are tidy and in the right place I’m sure you’ll feel just as good as I do. It gives you the breathing space to do your work and you don’t have to spend time rummaging around your mess to find things!
It’s not just my space that needs organizing, it’s my time. I talked about routine in an earlier post, so check that out. When it comes to organizing out my weeks I have my fantastic Paperchase organizer to keep me on track. I also have my Dad’s old time manager organizer. I use my Paperchase one for appointments and events that are happening throughout the week, stuff that aren’t day-to-day. Because it’s an A5 version that’s all I really have room for, but it’s perfect for carrying around with me when I’m in Lectures or out shopping in case I need to jot something down. It includes all the stuff you need: A week every two pages, to do lists, address pages and notes pages. I bought some additional packets just in case I ran out. They’re not expensive but, you might not need to buy them if you don’t use it as much! My dad’s old one I use for more thorough details, like what I’m going to do each day. I tend to plan by hours so I can figure out when I have time to do my work and what day’s I’ll have to do extra work as a consequence of doing something exciting the next day!
Obviously, things change and you can’t always keep to an exact schedule but I always find it better and more motivating. By knowing that if I get my work done in a certain amount of hours on that day, I then have the time to go off and do what I want! It’s an incentive really knowing that I do have time do everything. If you sit around and watch TV like I have done many times and say I’ll do it later the hours pass by, and at the end of the day you realise how much time you wasted. Whereas knowing exactly how many hours in the day I have for me is really beneficial!
http://www.paperchase.co.uk/stationery/diaries-organisers/organisers Here’s the link to some pretty gorgeous organizers of all sizes! Bonus – They do a 10% student discount!
http://www.timemanager.com/ TimeManager is more for projects but if you have exams or an essay to plan ahead for that you’re serious about this can be a contender!
Once again, I hope this motivates you lovely readers in some way.
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