02 Jan Five achievable resolutions for a productive new year
Didn’t achieve everything you hoped to in 2014?
That novel never really got started, your desk is a state and your house still looks like a bombsite months after the big move… sound familiar? There’s still hope for you!
Many people have a fear of getting organised, that they won’t have time or that they won’t achieve their aims. But being more organised and productive in your life can be completely painless, and lead to a fulfilling new year.
Here are five achievable resolutions you can make to have a happy, productive new year!
You only need to make tiny changes to your routine to prompt real change, and once your new habits take hold you won’t miss the old ones. This could be getting up ten minutes earlier, eating breakfast at work instead of home, or simply spending five minutes a day keeping your desk tidy – small, incremental changes that can have a significant impact on your organisation and productivity.
2. Buy a planner
You can’t just keep putting every event and reminder in your Facebook calendar for the rest of your life – your friends will get sick of seeing your dental appointments and reminders to pick the kids up. Buy a small planner that you can keep with you and record important dates. Alternatively buy a notebook or stack of Post-its to carry with you to jot down important items for later. If all else fails, there’s always the planner in your phone.
3. Develop a crude desk planning system
No need for flashing lights and smoke signals – some coloured sticky notes will do. These really are one of the simplest and most effective ways to plan your activities for the day – jot down the most important tasks on one coloured note and ‘happy extras’ on a different coloured one. Once you’ve completed a task you can screw up the Post-it and throw it away – psychologically satisfying if nothing else.
4. Colour code everything
Colour coding is a quick and easy way to make organising more fun and effective. From using different coloured highlighters to separate different themes in your notes, to marking pages with different coloured Post-It Notes, adding colour is a simple solution to get more organised.
5. Stagger your efforts
You should focus on making small incremental changes to your working life in order to achieve more significant changes.
Some people like to stagger their resolutions month by month – e.g. give up caffeine one month, chocolate the next and so on. Decide upon three specific changes you want to make to your current productivity and layer up month by month, for example:
Have a productive new year!
Post-it Notes are just one of the simple ways you could make your life more organised. With NoteShel, the stylish Post-it Note holder and pen, you can always have sticky notes to hand for your reminders – on the go, in school, or at work.
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