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Because we spend the majority of our waking life at work we need a place of respite, a place where we can feel at peace, what some may refer to as a ‘sanctuary’.

Whether we have a home office as the primary venue to conduct our business or simply as the area to pay bills, sort the mail, etc., it needs to adhere to some very important guidelines.

Keeping in mind that in many homes there are space limitations, nevertheless your home office should be in a location that is as private as possible. In other words, a living room where you entertain or may have family members talking or watching t.v. is not a good place. The very last choice for your home office is your bedroom. The visual connection as well as the energy runs in great contradiction to the purpose of this room. Continue reading →

Huh? The advantages of being disorganized? How can there be any advantages to disorganization?

I’ve worked in the field of information management for over thirty-four years and I’ve heard every excuse imaginable for being disorganized. Some people actually believe it is better to be disorganized, and even to work amid chaos. Here are a few of their reasons:

• I’ve made myself an indispensable part of this company. If they ever fired me, they’d never find anything. Nobody would want to sort through my chaos in order to complete my tasks.
• I look busy. Nobody’s likely going to give me more work because they believe I’m drowning in the work I’ve got.
• The piles of paperwork on my desk tell people that I’m important.
• My manager won’t cut my position because it’s obvious that I work hard.
• I know where everything is in those stacks. If I rearranged them I wouldn’t know where anything is.

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