Archive for the ‘Mental’ Category
iGoogle - Organize your homepage [Idea]
Probably the main thing that keeps me organized and sane on a daily basis is my iGoogle page, or portal to the Internet. Lots of people already use something like this through Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, or even AOL (or others), but I personally prefer iGoogle because of the flexibility and how it ties into other Google products easily.
What does it do: this lets you put everything in one place when you get online so you do not have to go to multiple sources for information.
How does it do it: again, using the magic of RSS and other web technologies, homepages or “portals” like iGoogle are possible. RSS information is shared in a standard format that allows other pages to use the content. Information from a blog, a news website, your email, and more can all be in one place.
How much does it cost: free. Simple.
What is on my homepage(s): (oh yeah, you can have tabs with multiple home pages to categorize them like work and personal for example) I have just about everything on my homepage, but here are a few things: bookmarks (in case I am not at my own computer and need to get to some bookmarks), Gmail (a quick look at new emails), stock market quotes (up to the minute quotes from Google Finance), Google tasks (quick list of things I need to do), On Organization RSS feed (to check out my blog postings and when they are available on the feed), quote of the day (always fun), tech news (build in feed from Google), Google Reader (shortcut to seeing top feeds in my reader), and weather (again, through Google using Weather Underground). Just from reading that you can see how it is great to get all the information in one place instead of having to go to all those different websites to see what I want. When I am ready, I can look at all my emails in Gmail or look at detailed weather. I will go over to Google Reader to look at all the postings and to Google Finance to get more details on the stock market.
I think that this is such a great product and something that anyone who is online should use. The “gadgets” you can put on your homepage are endless, and if you are really creative, you can even create your own.
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Setting goals to organize your future [Opinion]
Posted by Phillip Burger in Mental, Opinions on March 13th, 2009
For the brief amount of posts we have published so far, the recurring theme has been about using planning as a means to become organized. Anything from the to-do list to wedding planning can help you to become an overall more organized person. I truely believe that these same organization skills can be applied to the larger picture, your future. There are 3 areas of goal setting that I feel can really help you to organize your future and accomplish anything you can put your mind to:
- Financial
- Career
- Life
[Idea] More Advanced - Pocketmod.com
Posted by Phillip Burger in Ideas, Mental on March 12th, 2009
I assume by now you have mastered the basic to-do list. I have found a great online resource for a more advanced to-do list: Pocketmod - The Free Recyclable Personal Organizer (http://www.pocketmod.com). This is a great invention and you have to try out their website to see it in action. You customize an 8-page to-do list with lists, calendars, games, financial planners, etc., then you print it out and fold it up to fit in your pocket.
[Idea] 8 Tips For Helping You Get Organized
Posted by Phillip Burger in Home, Ideas, Mental, Personal on March 9th, 2009
Here are some tips I read in my local “CitiScapes” magazine. Add these basic tasks to your everyday routine and you’ll be thinking like an organizer in no time
- Make your bed every day - With a partner, it’s even four times faster. Make it part of your children’s routine as well. The bed is the first thing we see when entering a bedroom, and an unmade bed plays psychological havoc on our peace of mind. It’s an excellent way to train children to love order while they’re young.
- Do one load of laundry every day - This adds only a few minutes to your daily routine, leaving your weekend free of that mountain of dirty laundry. Read the rest of this entry »
[Idea] The Basics - To-Do List
Posted by Phillip Burger in Ideas, Mental on March 4th, 2009
Okay, so the first post grabbed your attention and you are willing to give it a shot - you are ready to get organized. That is excellent, but slow down a bit. Even though I would always suggest to give everything a wholehearted effort and really put yourself into it, I am going to suggest to start this one a little slow so you can start to see results quickly.
Here are the basics of organization to help lead you to get more things done in the same amount of time we all have in the day: The To-do List
[Opinion] To be organized. Nature vs. Nurture
Posted by Phillip Burger in Mental, Opinions, Personal on March 3rd, 2009
Nature vs. Nurture definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_versus_nurture):
The nature versus nurture debates concern the relative importance of an individual’s innate qualities (”nature”) versus personal experiences (”nurture”) in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits.
The question relating to On Organization is: Does a person become organized and task oriented because of innate qualities or because of personal experiences. Basically, can someone teach themselves to be organized or will a disorganized person just always be that way?
