More often than not, when we visit our friends or family members and see how they keep attention to detail—what with every item kept in where they’re supposed to be, we begin to feel jealous. Maybe envy. Maybe you begin to feel that that person is better than you because they can keep stock of everything?

Well, know this: no one was born organized. Being organized is a habit that has been cultivated and mastered over time, so much that becomes a part of you.

There are so many perks of being organized. From living a stress-free life, boosting productivity at the workplace, helping your loved one to become successful, living a healthier life, being prepared for anything, take charge of your day, creating better interpersonal relationships with people, to even sleeping better, being organized is very important.

If you’re finding it difficult to make the most of your day, get everything in order and chill and unwind at the end of the day, then this post is probably for you.

What are those tips you need to get your life optimized?

  • Make a to-do list. Are there any tasks you want to accomplish in the day? Make a list of them, leaving out nothing. This will inwardly spur you into action, and you begin to feel better as you cross each of them from the list. Even if some of the tasks are too big to accomplish in a day, write it down. When you wake up in the morning and look at that particular task, a sense of responsibility to complete it will fill and motivate you into action.
  • Write down important dates. Making a to-do list doesn’t exclude writing importance dates down: a birthday of a loved one, a wedding anniversary, vacation dates and destinations, etc. This helps to unpack the many things inside your brain and enable you to perform better.
  • Make deadlines. After you’ve made a list of tasks or goals you want to accomplish for the day, month or year, you should give each of them a time-frame and get things rolling. Setting deadlines on each task give you a sense of urgency to execute them. Also, when you set a deadline, stick with it. Don’t cut corners.
  • Make a home out of everything. Every item in your home or workspace should have a home. That’s what you mostly see when you visit an organized person’s home. Everything should be in their rightful. Take advantage of the cupboards, shoe boxes, and even purchase garage cabinets for your garage to store your stuff.
  • Keep alike things together. For easy mobility, comfort and effective time management, store similar kinds of stuff or items that go hand in hand together in the same place. Books and pencils should be stored in the same box, the same way you should store shoe polish and shoe brush.
  • Know when to discard items. Most of us exhibit the habit of keeping things we don’t have a use for. More stuff invariably means more clutter and cramping of your personal space.
  • Know where to discard items. Is there stuff you no longer have a use for? Pawn some of them or donate to thrift shops, or even start up a garage sale. That way, your space is decluttered and you can make some extra cash for your troubles.
  • Declutter frequently. Items in your home or office do not organize themselves. It is your responsibility to find time every week to reorganize your items, taking the stuff you don’t need.
  • Label Boxes. Do you have similar storage boxes and you get confused when you’re looking for a particular and you don’t know which boxes you kept it? The mere act of unpacking the contents of those boxes will end up cluttering everywhere. What you need to do is get a tape and a sheet of paper and label all the boxes, indicating which is which.
  • Skim through your inbox. Take out time to go through your inbox and unsubscribe from a newsletter and stuff you don’t need anymore, and reply a pending mail on your inbox. When this is done regularly, you can help you focus better when you have nothing to worry about.
  • Plan out your outfits in advance. You’re going on a date on Friday? On Monday, your outfit should’ve been dry-cleaned and ironed. When you select your outfit for a future event, you wouldn’t have the excuse of running because you were looking for which outfit you want to wear.
  • Cook in large quantities and freeze. Select a weekend where you’re stress-free and cook large amounts of different food and store them in the freezer, depending on the size you want (individual or family). This will help you move through each day of the weekend without worrying about what to eat, putting your thoughts to more pressing issues.
  • Keep cords from plain sight. To avoid tripping on a wire, ensure that all your visible cords are kept from plain sight. To achieve this, you can purchase cord clips to affix wires to behind your sound system or your desk.
  • Reduce Distractions. Once you’ve set out to complete a task, your sole focus should be on completing that task and moving on the next one. Distractions tell to botch up that process. When you’re in work mode, your phone should be away from your line of sight. Switch to ‘vibrate only’ or ‘silent’ when you want to work.
  • Avoid Procrastination. The importance of this isn’t overrated. Once you’ve made a decision to do something, get it done immediately. When you began to wait to do something, there’s a high chance you may not do it altogether. Getting things done immediately would free your mind for the stress of doing it later and get your mind focused on another task.  

These tips, from a glance, may seem difficult to practice, but when you try to implement them, you will begin to notice a positive change on how you approach life generally each passing day.

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