Organizing things and staying organized most of the time is not just a good habit, it’s far more–it’s a superpower, a metaphorical way of leaping tall buildings in a single bound.
The miracle of organization enriches personal and business life. In your personal life, it helps you do everything quickly and efficiently. Whether you work for a corporation or run your own business, you will rise like cream to the top, buoyed up by a reputation for getting things done quickly and well.
In short, a knack for organization can help you achieve incredible things. The good news is that it’s a learned skill, and it’s well worth training yourself to be an organized person.
Let’s review a few examples of how being organized can make a significant difference and some ways to become a more organized person.
Why Organization Makes A Difference
Here are three examples of how being organized can make a difference:
- Organization improves the quality of business travel and vacations. When you’re traveling, being organized makes the difference between having a wonderful trip and having a disastrous one, between catching a plane or missing it, between booking the right hotel room, or ending up at the wrong place. Staying organized isn’t just about staying on top of paperwork and schedules, it can also affect physical things. Take your luggage, for example. If you use hardside luggage sets, you will protect everything you carry with you, including fragile things and electronic devices.
- Organization makes it easier to manage chores at home. Many homemakers are organized because they like the aesthetics of a clutter-free environment. A well-organized home doesn’t just make it more attractive, it also makes it easier to do chores around the house, garage, and laundry room. Sometimes organization can even be invisible, something running in the background and out of sight. For instance, no one is likely to see or appreciate the organization under the bathroom sink, but you know how much easier it makes your chores.
- Organization makes it easier to get stuff done in the office. The better organized you are, the quicker you can get things done. This is especially important in offices, including home offices, because time is money. Looking around for files you’ve misplaced not only wastes your time, but also disrupts your focus, derails your train of thought, and interrupts your workflow. Knowing where everything is at all times makes it easier to get work done fast.
How to Become a More Organized Person
Becoming more organized isn’t just about getting good at tidying things up, putting things back after you use them, and knowing where you put everything. It’s far more. Think of it as a skill set rather than an excellent set of habits to adopt. Because it’s a skill set, it’s something you can get progressively better at doing.
As an organized person, you’ll be far more efficient and practical than others around you. This may be especially important if you’re working for a business or building your own. You’ll develop a reputation for accuracy and noticing details, and you’ll be considered the go-to person when it’s crucial to get measurable results.
Here are three ways to get better at this skill set:
- Schedule everything important that needs to be done in time blocks. Adopt the mantra that, if it doesn’t get scheduled, it doesn’t get done.
- Prioritize your to-do list. According to the Pareto principle, only 20% of what you do will yield 80% of your results. So, identify 20% of the most important things to do every single day. If you do, you’ll notice that even on days when you just can’t get around to doing everything, you will still have covered the most important things that needed to be done.
- Study the science of productivity. You’ll be amazed at how many ways you can do things easier, better, and quicker around the office or at home after you learn a few simple productivity hacks.
Staying Organized: An Unassuming Superpower
All things considered, organization is a life skill that will help you create significant results. Regardless of whether you’re a homemaker or a deal maker, this is one superpower that will take you far in life.