The need for Personal Organization becomes clear once you start feeling overwhelmed. It may happen for many reasons:
Your data is all over the place, and you don’t know where to store or retrieve information/data
You use many online services and don’t know what is where
You lose “stuff” regularly
You forget a lot
Your mailbox is a mess
Your file system is a mess
Your cloud storage is a mess
Your desktop is a mess
Your house is a mess
Your mind is a mess
You juggle between many tasks and don’t feel you’re making progress
You’re often late for meetings, assignments or projects
You forget too many things
You have no clear plans
You do make plans, but never find the motivation to act
You don’t know what to do next
You procrastinate a lot
You never have time for yourself
You read a ton of non-fiction, but it doesn't help you
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If you’re feeling lost or overwhelmed for any of the above reasons, it means that you’re in trouble, and you clearly need to organize yourself. You need a system to stop feeling overwhelmed, avoid wasting time, and be more productive.
When you’re disorganized, it is unfortunately much easier to lose information/data. Either because you just can’t find it back, or because you don’t have backups and/or disaster recovery plans in place. And it’s really hard to be truly productive without a clear mind, clear goals and plans, and a systematic approach to making meaningful progress.
As Knowledge Workers, having a solid Personal Organization System is a MUST.
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About Sébastien
Hello everyone! I'm Sébastien Dubois (you can follow me on Twitter 🐦).
I'm an author, founder, and CTO. I write books and articles about software development & IT, personal knowledge management, personal organization, and productivity. I also craft lovely digital products 🚀
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