If you want to get started organizing but feel overwhelmed by everything you need to do, pause—take a deep breath. It will take far less time than you imagine, and anything is manageable when taken in bite size chunks. Here are some steps toward maximizing your desk and storage spaces in order to improve your desk and storage spaces.
1. Start with a deep purge.
All right, you inner (and not-so-inner) hoarders out there—it’s time to shed a few layers of stuff. What haven’t you used in a really long time? What files are so outdated they’ve just been living in a manila folder collecting dust? Do you have and silly desk toys or decorations that are taking up too much space or aren’t relevant to your personality anymore? Get rid of them! Be sure to recycle where you can, but it all needs to go.
2. Clean.
Literally. Remove everything off the surfaces of your space. Pull out your Windex, your disinfecting wipes, and your computer monitor cleaning solution, and get cleaning. If you feel like getting really crazy with it, clean inside your drawers as well. When was the last time you did this, anyway?
1. Start with a deep purge.
All right, you inner (and not-so-inner) hoarders out there—it’s time to shed a few layers of stuff. What haven’t you used in a really long time? What files are so outdated they’ve just been living in a manila folder collecting dust? Do you have and silly desk toys or decorations that are taking up too much space or aren’t relevant to your personality anymore? Get rid of them! Be sure to recycle where you can, but it all needs to go.
2. Clean.
Literally. Remove everything off the surfaces of your space. Pull out your Windex, your disinfecting wipes, and your computer monitor cleaning solution, and get cleaning. If you feel like getting really crazy with it, clean inside your drawers as well. When was the last time you did this, anyway?
3. Define areas.
Before you put everything back, divide your workspace into different zones where different activities will occur from now on. For example, your main workspace will probably be at your desk where your computer is, your information zone will be all your files and folders of reference information, etc.
4. Proximity
Make sure that the things you use the most, from your computer to your stapler, are within close reach from your usual position in your workspace. There’s no need to overexert yourself finding an item you need regularly.
5. Organize your storage spaces
Time to put everything back on your desk in your pre-determined zones. Within your zones, organize everything so it is clean and accessible—try using filing folders, trays, and boxes to keep your papers neat and out of the way. Use your storage spaces wisely, organizing your drawers so that each one contains similar items—have a supplies drawer, a personal drawer, etc.
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