How to Get Organized Without Resorting to Arson: A Step-By-Step Guide to Clearing Your Desk Without Panic or the Use of Open Flame
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0971949565 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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It worked: the problems did not occur again. Another went from a personal income of $24,000 a year to $176,000 a year in one year. Liz wrote How to Get Organized Without Resorting to Arson to counter the traditional organizing books that insist on boring stuff like discipline, standardization and regulation—stuff we all know doesn’t work. At the ripe old age of 19, she decided that being a business secretary was the key to a glorious f
-- Jennifer Baldwin, ANG Newspapers, December 31, 2002I loved your book! I am definitely a cross dominate! Good luck with it--it's a gem! -- Pat Stirnkorb, The Fairfield Echo, February 6, 2003The Fairfield Echo. -- Barbara Sloane, The Montclarion, January 17, 2003Franklin’s book is full of laughs and useful information for organizing office space. (Franklin) sprinkles her advice with amusing asides, turning what could otherwise be a dull subject into an entertaining read
She has helped clients achieve stunning results through her "anti-arson" methods. At last! Here are the tried and true, fun and funny, shocking and surprising inside secrets for organizing yourself, your office, your desk, and even your life! Find out how to streamline your work area using the little-known methods of Liz Franklin, the world's first funny professional organizer with over 23 years experience. Here are some of the juicy topics you'll find inside this amusing yet highly effective new book: * What's your Organizing Style? (See Chapter 1) * How does a three smell? Yes, a three! (See Chapter 2) * How can your furniture solve most of your disorganization problems? (See Chapter 5) * What are the nine essential organizing supplies? (See Chapter 6) * What's wrong with most To-Do lists? (See Chapter 11) * How can you simplify your projects? (See Chapter 12) * How can you stay organized without ever having to u
Megan said great tips and tools based on how YOUR individual brain works. This book has a casual self-published feel, for sure, but as a disorganized ADDer, I liked a lot of the suggestions.Particularly new and interesting for me was the idea of dividing readers into groups based on whether you think about items and tasks in your life spatially (where you are when you use/do them, where they are in space), visually (what the area around you looks like when you use/last used an object, what your work area looks like) or chronologically. "Dated, But Solid Organizing Book - Especially for Those with ADD/ADHD" according to Michael Wilmot. The book offers a framework for individuals to build a personalized organizational system. After determining which organizational type you are and which productivity type you are, the book lays out a step-by-step process for building a system that works for you and you alone. Over time, the author gives you tips for fine tuning your system until it is running smoothly.I found the tips and ideas very useful, though the book was clearly written before the advent o. "I'd give a 2nd edition 5 stars" according to sfgirlee. Though painfully outdated, I found this book very helpful. The focus on the flow of paper, physical inboxes (that hold real paper on a desk), post-its and filing in actual cabinets required a lot of creativity to translate the core ideas to the modern world. For example, learning my access type is Visual and that "out of sight, out of mind" is a primary driver of disorganization for Visuals explained why everything being "hidden" somewhere on my computer/tablet/