There is nothing more frustrating
or disheartening about organizing than investing hours and hours of effort but
seeing absolutely no improvement in your space. This kind of discouraging
experience is really the result of poor organizing techniques, which are easily
fixable. To see visible, dramatic results each time you work, avoid common
mistakes such as “Zigzag Organizing.”
Most
people make the mistake of scattering their organizing efforts, working back
and forth between several rooms at once. This is what I call “zigzag
organizing,” a method that is guaranteed to provide the minimum results in the
maximum time. You start with a drawer, find a book inside that belongs
elsewhere, go to the bookcase, and discover the shelves are so messy....
Julie, I'm an artist and you have just described my normal way of organizing - the process grows until I am utterly bewildered.
Thanks for this post. I'll pass it on to my artist friends/followers on Twitter and FB.
This is a great post. I am an "organizer of things" and the zigzag method is something that drives me nuts when I'm helping out a family member or friend. If you are a zigzagger, sometimes its good to have someone with you to keep you on track.
I do this sometimes but what I do more is put the stuff in the doorway to put away later and don't do it. Then the mess just grows again. How do u motivate for that last finish-up effort?
