NEAT & SIMPLE LIVING

Tools to Keep Track of Notes and Ideas + Call for an expert to be interviewed or give a presentation - Are you interested?

 Thanks to Virtual Enigma...an anonymous Journal Blogger for pointing me to these 2 excellent resources from Life Hacker.  

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MIND MAPPING TOOLS

http://lifehacker.com/5191381/hive-five-winner-for-best-mind-mapping-software-freemind 

NOTE TAKING TOOLS

http://lifehacker.com/399556/five-best-notetaking-tools

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What I'm wondering is:

- What specifically are people using tools such as Evernote and One Note for?

- What do YOU use them for?

- What do you capture?

- Do you actually go back and use what you capture? How often?

- How do you keep yourself from over-capturing?

- What strategies do you use to organize all the captures? How do you coordinate with your paper filing system?

- How do you keep them from getting overcluttered?

 If there is anyone out there who knows a good resource that already exists, or would like to be interviewed in a podcast, or give a presentation / interview to my coaching group / mailing list / blog readers about this please leave me a comment below. Thank you!

via virtualenigma.wordpress.com

Hate filing? 4 Tips for Overcoming Resistance to Filing

 

Reader's Question

Dear Ariane,

About Organizing your papers. I use a file cabinet along with an inbox to store papers until filed. I keep a fairly good filing system. However, I hate actually filing and will put it off until the box is full or I can't find something important (like financial papers).  Is there any way to make this more fun? 

M-

 

 

My Answer

 

M,  You are so not alone! Most people hate filing. The reason is that many filing systems are not designed and set up in a way that is "user-friendly" and ADD or creative person friendly. 

It's the little things we do or don't do in setting up the system that makes them a pain in the neck to use and thus, we avoid them.

Below are the top 4 common practices that create resistance to filing and my suggested solutions for creating "friendlier" filing systems that are EASY to maintain. 

 

Getting Back On Track

Getting ready for our Getting Unstuck group coaching session today.  We'll be talking about "Getting Back on Track" after a lapse in a routine...like not exercising for a while, or not eating healthy, or not organizing, or letting clutter build up, etc.   

One of my favorite strategies is:

"Take some action in the direction you want to go - no matter how small it is - and give yourself credit for starting!"  
 

Trouble Sleeping? 12 Tips to Get a Good Night's Sleep

 

When you have trouble sleeping, do you reach for sleep aids to cure your insomnia? You are not alone. I used Tylenol PM and Melatonin for years to help me sleep.  

But did you know that the consequences of "chronic" sleep aid use can be devastating to your health?

Did you know that chronic lack of sleep aggravates and/or can even cause:

 

•  ADD-like symptoms such as distractibility and impulsivity?
• depression?
• negative attitudes?
• difficulty dealing with stress?
• poor school and job performance?
• chronic fatigue? 
• muscle pain?
• loss of immune function?
• obesity?
• increased risk taking behavior?
• increased self-medication and risk of addiction?
• difficulty managing emotions?
• difficulty making decisions?
• difficulty organizing?
• accidents?
• difficulty learning? 
• poor memory?