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Doing paper works, researching about important facts, writing down articles, reading different books. These are mentally taxing activities which often leave our desks messy. The rewarding effects brought by such mental activities do not compensate most of the time for the troubles we suffer every time we have to look for some stuff lost in the pile of papers, books and other things.  Our passion to stuff our mind with knowledge need not cover up our laziness to clean and organize the things we place on our desks. So, admit if you have messy desk, and accept that you are just plain lazy to put things in order. However, find some time everyday to organize your stuff by following the following tips for desk organizations.

·       Boxes, Cabinets, Rack

 

Desk organization can be made easy with the use of some materials. The best thing to do to organize the stuff in your desk is to have boxes, cabinets, or file managers where you can place your papers or documents. It is better if you put similar stuff together in the same cabinet or rack so you will not be confused in looking for any paper or book that you want. Moreover, you can label the boxes so you can identify where you have placed some documents and other stuff. This way, there is no need to set out for paper or document hunting which is usually the case when you have messy desk.

 

·       Get Rid of Thrash

 

There may come a time when some papers that are stacked in the cabinets or racks become thrashes. When this happens, then do not just let them rot where they are, throw them away in the garbage can so your new documents can have a space to dwell on your cabinets or racks. Moreover, avoid post-it notes and printouts. Instead of having post-it notes posted on your monitor or at any part of your desk, have a notebook instead placed inside the drawer of your desk. As to your printouts, they are not needed to be kept because you have them in your computer. Desk organization is simply limiting the number of papers you have on your desk.

 

·       Don’t Stack A Lot of Books

 

A desk is not only for writing, it is for reading too. But do not place books in your desk. Put a shelf in your room where you can place your books. When it comes to office desk, avoid stacking it with unimportant books. Maybe, one or two books that is highly relevant to your work are worthy of a space in your desk. Moreover, you don’t read a lot in your office, so have your reading period right at your home.

 

·       No Food On Your Desk

 

Sometimes, hectic schedule mat take too much of your snack or lunch time. However, it is not a good excuse for you to place your food on your desk most especially when it clutters a lot. Small bits of food may linger on your desk which can attract insects to come into it and, as a result, tear away your documents. Have your eating period be spent on canteen or anywhere far from your desk.

 

·       Clean Your Desk Regularly

 

Desk organization is physically taxing for those who are not used to cleaning their own desk. To make it a habit, make sure that you find time everyday to clean your desk. This way you can keep your desk clean and organized.

 

 

Home office organization is one thing that most of us do not usually think about until it is too late. You need a personal corner at home, so you create one. And over time, you work in that area, your home office, where all your things are stacked and layered around you – used coffee mugs (with days old coffee), a stack of files you keep meaning to put away somewhere, software boxes and CD cases, orphaned pens – until one day, when something gets in your way or gets lost amid the pile that you suddenly realize that you need some home office organization done.

 

A full and complete home office organization is a big job. Most of the time, it tends to be overwhelming at first look (and sometimes until the second and third). But if you really feel up for it, organizing your home office will lead you to a 12-step plan to make your work area functional and attractive again. But if you are not quite ready yet for a total makeover but desperately need a home office organization done, here are a few small manageable things that you can do to organize your home office right now.All that is required is about 15 minutes of your time.

 

1.    Get Rid of That Pile of "Stuff"

Let us start with something easy, just enough to get you in the mood and clear up some space. If you're staring at a big pile don't lose hope. Take a deep breath and start out by picking up three to five things that you don't need and throw them out. There is probably a lot more than just three items either on your desk , around it or under it that can go from your work area right to the trash can.

2. Take Out Those Old Papers

I'm sure there tons of newspapers, magazines and papers that have no business being in your office. Ask yourself this question do you really need them? The short answer is no plain and simple, well unless you have valuable information if so they should be stored elsewhere. If you're not sure if you're going to use them create a two step trash system. Leave the papers in step one and forget about them. If time passes and you never touched them guess what move to step two — total annihilation of what is now considered TRASH.

 

3.    Empty One Filing Drawer

 

Filing cabinets are the rulers of clutter for most home offices, which is ironic because we often see them as clutter solutions. In reality though, all we do is stuff them with whatever we can not find a place for, or whatever piece of paper we do not need to deal with anymore but just can’t have the guts to throw away. So our filing cabinets become our own secret landfill and when it is full, we just move in another one.

 

Documents and papers that you no longer need should also be shredded. This way, you may be able to reuse old file folders for current (and more important) files.

 

4.    Organize Your Desk Drawers.

 

Drawers are likely to become a dumping ground anyhow, but in a home office, there are such a lot of things that you can dump in them, so your desk drawers become disastrous. Organize your home office by picking one desk drawer and taking everything out of it.

 

Sort through the contents, throw out whatever is no longer of use and move whatever is misplaced back to its better location. Also, insert a neat organizer tray (available in any office supply store) and put things back into the drawer, using the different sections of the organizer tray so that your things are kept properly separated and become more easy to find.

5. Keep Frequently Used Items In Close Reach

Think about the items you use constantly. Items like pens, calculators, notepads and phones are things you may use habitually in your office. So keep them close to you. Make sure you do not keep too many things close to you.

 

 

6. Do not Mix Pleasure and Business

 

Don't keep personal items where they can distract you. Mixing business and personal work is very distracting and should be avoided at all cost. Remember the purpose of your office so keep things like catalogs, kids stuff and other things that do not belong, away from your home office.

 

 

You may not have time to do all this in one sitting so set a period of 15 minutes and do this until your home office is finally organized. Do not forget to maintain the order in your office.

 

Here's a video to give you more tips:

 

 

 

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