Order from Chaos: A Six-Step Plan for Organizing Yourself, Your Office, and Your LifeThe Six Steps to Organizational Freedom Do you: *Miss important deadlines at work? *Forget to return urgent phone calls? *Lose papers that were “just here a minute ago”? *Have multiple layers of sticky notes on your computer? *Leave projects unfinished for days, weeks, or even months at a time? If any of these sound familiar, then you are among the ranks of the disorganized—whether mildly or completely—and Liz Davenport has written this book just for you. Order from Chaos is the organizing book for disorganized people. In six easy steps she offers a system that will help you clean up your act. She demonstrates how to clear your desk by teaching you what's trash and why, reveals what a calendar is really meant to be, and provides a no-fail system for prioritization. At the end of the day, your desk will be clear and your mind will be free to relax. Rather than offering overcomplicated instructions for filing systems and time management plans, Order from Chaos focuses on ease of use. There is not one person—from office assistant to CEO—who will not benefit from this straightforward, easy-to-maintain plan. |
Contents
3 | |
17 | |
Air Traffic Control | 80 |
The Pending File | 113 |
YOUR FRAME OF MIND OR INCOMING | 147 |
149 | 182 |
Regular Maintenance | 207 |
What If I Want More? | 214 |
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Order from Chaos: A Six-step Plan for Organizing Yourself, Your Office, and ... Liz Davenport No preview available - 2001 |
Order from Chaos: A Six-Step Plan for Organizing Yourself, Your Office, and ... Liz Davenport No preview available - 2001 |
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