7 reasons to get organised

We all know how to get organised – my mother started telling me to put things back where I found them when I was a toddler. Today everyone from my boss to Howard’s Storage World is on my case. I know I have to use a calendar, de-clutter, make lists...

But what are the benefits of being organised?

What’s in it for you?

1. Focus on what you want
Disorganisation dilutes direction. Rather than worrying about where your library books have got to or when the power bill needs to be paid, you can focus on your goals. Whether that’s cleaning the barbecue or world domination, you’ll be able to point your energy at what’s important.

2. Be more productive
You can get more done in less time if you’re organised. Group like tasks to save time. If you have three errands to run in the city, do them all at once to save three separate trips.

3. Time is precious
Plan your day/week/month in advance. You’ll know if you have time to meet your mate for a drink and you’ll know when you’re free to help your mum clean out the garage. You’ll also know which tasks are most important and how much you can afford to spend on each.

4. Work more efficiently
You’ll get your work done in a fraction of the time it normally takes if you have the reports/passwords/files/phone numbers you need at your fingertips and not under your lunch wrappers/gym clothes/library books (oh, there they are!).

5. Less stress
Make that mad morning panic to find your drink bottle/can opener/other shoe a thing of the past and ditch the sick feeling you get when you realise you’ve forgotten a date/parking fine/key ingredient. When you’re organised, your energy isn’t sapped by minutiae – you have more bounce and bubble.

6. Image is everything
Some people have an aura of cool. Become one of those people.

7. Flexibility and creativity
Being organised gives you a safety net so you can climb higher, swing wider and push all the boundaries.

Ultimately, the benefit of being organised is more ‘me time’ and less time spiking my blood pressure while frantically riffling through the bathroom cabinet/bottom drawer/storeroom.

Organisation is the best chill pill. Take one.

(And don't forget to return your library books.)

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