Saturday, November 3, 2007

Cut the clutter

Are you one of those people who, in spite of carrying a truck load of work, end up completing nothing? Do you begin your tasks just hours before the deadline? Are you stressed out because the list of your incomplete jobs keeps growing so that you are unable to keep track of them anymore? If your answer to any of these questions is a big yes, then it is time to get your life back in order.

Get Organized Now is a website that will help people who want to accomplish their tasks, whether household chores or workplace assignments, in the best possible manner. This website is flooded with ideas, newsletters, blog entries, checklists and much more to help one achieve one’s goals. The underlying aim is to assist people in organising their homes, offices and eventually lives.

But first thing first: Not everything on this website is for free. To avoid wasting time reading promotional material when you know you will not be ordering anything, visit the ‘Idea Pak’ section first after logging on. This section contains some very useful free stuff that this website gives out.

At the core of this free stuff is Idea Pak: a plethora of tips on how to manage time more effectively, manage clutter at home and office and set goals and priorities right. However, do not expect to find all this information on the website; you will have to enter your e-mail address to receive answer to your queries in your inbox. This also obviously means that you will be a recipient to all future updates on the website as well. Irksome, as this sounds – we all hate crowded inboxes – this is a small price to pay, particularly if Idea Pak actually helps us in getting ourselves organised.

Besides mailing ideas, there are other helpful sections on the website as well. For instance, quick tips are added in relevant sections regularly. One such tip says that we should have a special area in our room to serve as a ‘reading nook,’ comprising a chair, a side-table and of course, books. To perk up this space we can place bookmarks and a reading lamp. This little effort will ensure that we are motivated to take out time daily for some leisure reading.

The ‘Articles’ section is updated every month with how-to articles. At the time of writing this review, the articles pertain to clutter management, which one can imagine, is a huge issue with people. If you happen to be one of those people who are extremely reluctant to throw away even small bits of paper, you will probably benefit from the advice on how to de-clutter your home and avoid getting hit by the clutter bug.

The website also advertises many products like to-do list software and books like Easy Organizers, but obviously they are not for free. So either be willing to dole out cash, or make the best out of the articles, weekly newsletter, discussion forums, quick tips and the blog.



So what are you waiting for? Now is the time to organize yourself. Log on to http://www.getorganizednow.com/

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