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This is the final article in a three-part series about managing information and reducing clutter in your office. The first installment detailed six essential tools to set yourself up for success. The second installment streamlined your options for processing information.
 
You already know from Barbara Hemphill, "Clutter is Postponed Decisions®." But making decisions can be hard. How can you feel more confident about the decisions you make?

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This article is the second in a three-part series about managing information and reducing clutter in your office. The first installment detailed the six essential tools that set you up for success.
 
Four words from organizing industry pioneer Barbara Hemphill explain many individuals' struggle - "Clutter is Postponed Decisions®."
 
When we hear the word clutter, we typically envision piles of paper and unread magazines. But we can experience digital, mental, and emotional clutter, as well. Anything that keeps you from the life you want is clutter.

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This article is the first in a three-part series about managing information and reducing clutter in your office.
 
Are you stuck in a never-ending loop? You want to remember something, so you put it on your desk where you'll be sure to see it later. Except there are 20-million other things you wanted to remember, so your desk is piled high with papers, and you don't actually "see" any of them.

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For years, I wanted to start a handwritten gratitude journal. But, the blank page of a journal staring back at me was always so intimidating. I felt this incredible pressure to have something profound to say, or it wasn't worth commemorating. Not to mention the intensity of finding something to write about every single day, or there would be a gaping void to remind me of my failure as a journaler. I also thought, who will have the slightest interest in my thoughts in the future?

How many of us blame ourselves for our lack of productivity and feelings of overwhelm? I'm not talking about the times we know it's our fault because we didn't put in a sincere effort. (And we know darn well when we didn't!) I'm talking about the times we genuinely tried, but things still didn't turn out as we expected.
 

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It seems like January 1st gets all the glory. We throw big parties, when we aren't in the middle of a pandemic at least, and many of us delay working on our goals so we can call them our new year's resolutions.

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Have you ever worked toward a goal, only to give it up at the first hint of a challenge or hiccup? Have you bypassed opportunities because you were fearful you would fail? Call it self-preservation. Call it a coping mechanism. No matter what you call it, it could be holding you back.

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I love what I do as a Productivity Consultant and Coach, and as a Human Resources Professional. Having two rewarding careers is more than many people ever experience.
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However, as one who wants to be sure the people I serve are taken care of, I sometimes don't know when to shut down, or I feel I can't shut down from work.​

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We check social media while we watch television. We read emails while on video calls. We text while we drive. The common term for this is multitasking, but the label is inaccurate.

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How many of you have set out to accomplish a task, only to find yourself hours later not having made a dent in its completion? I'm raising my hand, too.
 
The root cause, for me, is usually distraction. Particularly when the task doesn't excite me, I can find anything else infinitely more interesting. And Parkinson's Law is real - work does expand to fill the time allotted for its completion. I've heard it said we get more done the more we have to do. The consensus being we are more conscious of our time and how we use it. But these days, a minefield of distractions plagues us.