Have you ever said that you would set something down 'for now" and then later had to look for it because it wasn't where it should have been? Don’t worry. It’s a bad habit, but one that you can break!

Horizontal filing and stacking trays are a staple in most offices. But people quickly find that trays cause more problems than they solve.

There’s a myth out there that morning people are the most productive and that if you want to be efficient and effective, you must get up early and hit the day running. It’s not true! It is better to figure out when YOU work the best, and using the process of elimination could help you determine your best work time.

Whether you’re feeling pain at the pump, struggling to put gas in your car, or just want to be more conscientious about your fuel use, implementing these 9 easy tips can really add up over time and help ease the burden of high gas prices.

I’m a productivity specialist and if I procrastinate so much, is there any hope for anyone? We’ve all experienced procrastination sometimes, and I’d like to examine why I procrastinate so much. Then, I will offer practical strategies to help you avoid procrastination and start producing.

Creating and maintaining a filing system is easier if you have guidelines in place. Here are 6 tips for creating an effective filing system where you can find what you need, at the time you need it.

​​Moving from one house or apartment to another is one of the most stressful things people do. There are three areas that can generally improve during a move: decluttering before the move, packing in a structured way, and organizing in the new space.

Timers are small things with big impact. While one is useful for playing games or reminding the cook to take something out of the oven, it can also help you get things done.

Some parents are extremely frustrated and are tired of either picking up after the kids or nagging constantly to get the kids to comply with orders to tidy up. There are a few reasons that this situation might occur and some strategies to make it easier.

I admit it. Almost every time I have a thought that I need to remember I write it on a post-it or a scrap of paper. I have post-its and scratch pads everywhere - in the car, on my desk, next to my living room chair, in the dining room.

Tax season can be stressful for many reasons but finding your documents doesn’t have to be one of them. Follow these steps and you’ll be amazed how much time and energy you’ll have a year from now.

Documenting your progress in any endeavor of importance is vital if you want to know exactly where you came from to compare with where you end up. This can help prevent feeling like you’ve not made any progress (like when you are decluttering a room) or give you evidence that you are making progress that might not otherwise be visible (like practicing a daily shutdown ritual).

Most disorganized individuals find it difficult to determine whether to keep an item or let it go. For those who struggle, there are various techniques that you can learn from Professional Organizers to guide you towards effective decision-making.

When we learn new things we expect to practice in order to be good. Why wouldn’t that be the case with organization, too?

Home workers are continually surprised that they can’t simply ease into a work or school routine while working from home. For productivity specialists, this isn’t all that surprising. Our minds don’t make transitions as quickly and as easily as we’d like to believe. It’s because they’re missing one critical piece of the puzzle: The commute.

Unlike other belongings such as clothes or dishes that have permanent homes in a closet or cupboard, transition items are usually stored right by the entrance where they can easily clutter up a tight space.

What’s the solution? A landing zone for personal items. It’s a place where items in transit ‘land’ on their way elsewhere.

I’ll give you a few suggestions of strategies you can implement around the holidays to make it less likely that you and your loved ones will end up with more than comfortably fits in your homes.

It’s common for people to feel overwhelmed by the thought of organizing their entire home, especially if disorder has been a longstanding issue. They look around, and it seems like they’ll never be able to figure out where to start, in what order to work, or how to move through the process.

When it comes to digital clutter, it’s easy to fall into the trap of ‘out-of-sight, out-of-mind.’ Make sure that you can find digital files when you need to reference them. That is the first rule of filing: Organize your files in a way that makes retrieval possible.