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Tip of the Week

Temporary Amnesia Caused by Overwhelm? Temporary Amnesia Caused by Overwhelm?

From EmbracingCreativity.com is a new post that is a must read — Temporary Amnesia Caused by Overwhelm.

Sally mentions several solutions to what happens to us when we get overwhelmed. I’ve noticed that many of my organizing clients get overwhelmed with the amount of work that needs to happen in order to get organized. The same thing happens with design clients that want to remodel a room, a kitchen, or even an outdoor living room.

What happens is that your brain seems to freeze, and you get overwhelmed. I notice that when I get overwhelmed I do anything BUT what I need to do!

Like Sally, I am a big fan of the timer. I set mine for 10 or 15 minutes and just chip away at whatever it is that is causing me so much stress. Usually that helps. If it doesn’t I take a day or two off and then feel I’m ready to start over again.

For more great tips on reducing overwhelm check out this post:

http://embracingcreativity.com/blog/2010/04/27/temporary-amnesia-caused-by-overwhelm/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SallyEvansEmbracingCreativity+%28Sally+Evans+Embracing+Creativity%29

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Inspiration

Adversity and Talent Adversity and Talent

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

Horace

I think this is a great quote. I’m sure that many ideas, products, businesses, and inventions have come about because people experience difficulty and adversity in their life.

Think about your own life and what talents may need to be dusted off ,or at least explored.

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Article of the Week

Office Transformation Office Transformation

 

This week I have been transforming my office space into a more tranquil one. What that means for me is the following:

  • I want the space to feel tranquil and somewhere I want to spend time
  • I want to be able to go through mail and action files easily and quickly
  • I want to maintain the tranquil atmosphere even when I’m working on a project

I am going through each and every file in my filing cabinets

  • Tossing what is no longer needed
  • Tossing anything I can find on the internet
  • Tossing anything outdated
  • Shredding all information that has personal data on it

For my action files:

  • I’m keeping them in a separate filing cabinet
  • I have a 3×5 card for each action file with a brief description of what needs to be done. This is handy for me in order to prioritize my day and week
  • In the case of phone calls that need to be made, the 3×5 card will have a phone number, and any other important information – this is great for when I’m not at home and have a few minutes to complete a task

 

I’m hoping to finish this task this week, so I can move onto downsizing the stack of reading I’ve accumulated over the last few months.

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