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Getting Back on Track

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:43-06:00March 18th, 2013|Categories: Focus, Productivity|Tags: distractions, focus, interruptions|

Getting back on track can be challenging when you’re interrupted by someone or something. Interruptions can cause you to become distracted. Then it takes some time to figure out where you left off. Have you ever had one of those days that started out good, and then one significant, top priority task popped up that totally derailed your whole day? I did, just the other day. The day started out on track. I prepared for my day as I usually do with my list of tasks and started checking them off as I completed them. Mornings are a good time for [...]

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Get Organized – There’s an App for That

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:44-06:00September 17th, 2012|Categories: Organizing Tips, Productivity|Tags: efficiency, productivity, smartphones, tools|

Today it seems like everyone has a smartphone, even kids. They can be useful tools that have multiple functions. You can make and receive phone calls, send a text, send an email, do a search on the internet and take photos, not to mention there is an app for pretty much everything you want to do, that will increase your productivity and help you get and stay organized. Digital cameras are no longer used as much, because your smartphone has the capability to snap a photo and email or text that photo right on the spot, because there's an app [...]

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When Multi-tasking is Ok

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:45-06:00August 13th, 2012|Categories: Focus, Productivity, Time Management|Tags: focus, productivity, time management|

Multi-tasking has been a debatable subject for some time now. To multi-task is the ability to execute more than one task at the same time. In the past, the concept was thought of as being a source of increased productivity. By performing multiple tasks at once, you can get more done in a shorter amount of time. Then as the time management experts started really looking into it, they determined that it can be a counter-productive effort. Their reasoning is that when you perform more than one task at a time, you are not giving each task the attention and [...]

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It’s Tax Time – Do You Know Where Your Documents Are?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:48-06:00January 25th, 2012|Categories: Organizing Tips, Paper Management, Productivity|Tags: filing system, income taxes, papers|

It’s the beginning of a new year, the cycle starts all over again. It’s also time to think about filling our income tax forms for the past year. That April deadline can sneak up on you, so it’s better to get ahead of the game and start working on it now. Whether you fill out your own forms, or engage a tax preparation service, you need to gather all the required documents in order to complete the task of filling out the forms. In order to gather these documents, you need to know where they are. If you have a [...]

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Planning For The New Year – 5 Points to Consider

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:48-06:00December 27th, 2011|Categories: Planning, Productivity|Tags: goals, increase productivity, planning|

Planning for the new year may not be not be front and center of your thoughts right now. The end of the year is typically busier than any other time of the year. We prepare our yards for winter by raking leaves, trimming bushes and putting down winter fertilizer. We prepare for the holidays by planning menus, buying gifts and decorating. We also tend to think about the things we want to accomplish in the coming year. Maybe you or someone in your family got engaged, so you’re thinking about wedding plans. Or a new baby is on the way. Or [...]

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Achieve Mental Clarity To Increase Productivity

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:50-06:00August 29th, 2011|Categories: Focus, Productivity|Tags: clarity, focus, mind clutter, productivity|

Have you ever had a problem you couldn’t resolve or a task to complete that you just couldn’t focus on? Of course, we all do at some time or another. Living in such a fast paced environment, with so much to remember and so much to do, it’s not surprising that this happens, and probably on a regular basis. Achieving mental clarity provides focus. External stimuli are contributors to this mind clutter, in fact everything you see turns into thoughts which can turn into clutter. Our minds have a tendency to constantly race to try and keep up with this [...]

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I don’t have enough time!

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:51-06:00February 16th, 2011|Categories: Planning, Productivity, Time Management|Tags: plan, productivity, schedule, time management|

“I’m too busy, I don’t have enough time!” It seems like everyone I talk to these days is saying this same thing. I understand. I feel the same way. Sometimes it feels like I’m on a runaway treadmill that simply won’t stop. There just aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything on my list of things to do, or so it seems. You know that list, the one that you constantly add to and seem to never get everything on it checked off. So, maybe it’s not the actual list that makes us feel that we don't have [...]

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Daily Planner Selection & Effective Usage

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:54-06:00January 12th, 2010|Categories: Organizing Tips, Planning, Productivity, Time Management|

Selection First and foremost, everyone is different, and what works for you may not work for someone else. Keep that in mind as you determine the type of daily planner you will use. Planners come in all shapes, sizes and colors. There are electronic and paper planners. So, what type do I use? Well, if you like gadgets and can figure out how to use them easily, you may want to go electronic. Electronic daily planners come in a variety of forms; examples are, pc software such as Microsoft Outlook, and google calendar, and smart phones with planner applications built [...]

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