In plenty of organizing articles and books you see that old motto, do the worst part of organizing or cleaning first, and the easier stuff last.
What do you think?
I’m not sure I prescribe to this motto. I think you should do the fastest task first; here’s why. Let’s use a home office as an example. Let’s pretend it’s a disaster, and needs some organizing and cleaning. In fact, we’ll pretend it’s my home office. I’d clean and organize in the following order:

Pick up anything on the desktop (it would be rare for me to have a mess on my desktop, …read more

The first two steps to an organized home or work office include creating proper office zones and having a current box (or something like a current box). After these major steps, there are some other things you can do to reduce office clutter and stay organized. Following are five ideas…

1. Keep your desktop clear: I’m not a fan of a paper pile anywhere, but a paper pile on a nearby shelf beats a paper pile on your desktop. Most of us work better when our space at least appears tidy. What you might consider are two small garbage bins on …read more