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Overthinking Can be The Demise of Your Productivity

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:19-06:00July 26th, 2019|Categories: Planning, Productivity|Tags: motivation, perfectionism, plan, priority, productivity, scheduling tasks|

When you create a plan, are you overthinking the steps needed to reach the end goal? Does your research go on forever? Does your plan need to be perfect before you take action? Are the tasks so complicated that you just don’t want to perform them? If any of the above questions resonate with you, you may need to rethink your planning process. Perfectionism and procrastination are the enemies of productivity. There is no such thing as perfect and good enough gets the job done. Think about what motivates you - listening to music, a reward as you complete a [...]

Using a Wall Calendar

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:25-06:00July 11th, 2018|Categories: Seniors, Time Management|Tags: appointments, digital, scheduling tasks, smartphones|

One thing that all my older clients have in common, is that they use a wall calendar as their schedule. The kind that have big squares for each date so they have room to jot down multiple appointments. The kind they can get at the dollar store, or that so many charities send to them when they make a donation. Nothing wrong with that, I use one myself. It’s old school but efficient. Some seniors are adapting to digital technology and use a computer, smart phones, or at least a cell phone. Those that use smart phones may not use [...]

Moving Day

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:51-06:00March 30th, 2011|Categories: Downsizing, Moving, Organizing Tips, Recycle|Tags: moving, packing, planning, recycle, scheduling tasks|

Moving to a new home is an exciting adventure. It’s also a major undertaking that requires a significant amount of planning. If you have a home that needs to be sold, that should be job one. Staging your home for sale is somewhat of an art and is an article all by itself. This post talks about what you need to do to prepare for moving day. Your plan needs to begin when you know the actual date, or a ballpark idea of the date of the move. Create a list of to-do’s and the dates they need to complete. [...]