lifehacker.com: As long as inflation keeps making our lives more and more expensive, it’s crucial to be as conscientious a spender as possible. The last thing you want is to keep losing money on the typically avoidable costs that come with being disorganized. As someone who has dabbled in being a disorganized procrastinator, I know just how expensive being scatter-brained can be.
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As someone who prides themselves in often being too organized for their own good I agree with this article. Back when I had a kitchen and cooked my own meals I often cooked my food in bulk not necessarily because it saved money (though It does) but because of the amount of time prepping all my meals saved me. Everything in this article that costs money also costs time from waiting in line at restaurants instead of just heating up a pre; meal or talking to people to resolve late fees which again takes time and money. Like the saying says time is money and when you spend time resolving things that cost you money you end up paying double for things that could be completely avoided. As someone who is aiming to have a time intensive job it is very important to optimize both time and money which is always the goal.
Theo
I mean it makes sense. The whole "time is money" thing has at least a certain level of truth to it. From something as simple as not being efficient with cut lists meaning that you get less yield out of a material than you were planning to, all the way to somebody not keeping track of their calendars and missing an important meeting where a strike plan was going to be discussed, costing the crew time and labor the following day. Being organized is so important if you want to keep a work machine moving forward. I find that, if you don't have tasks for a crew to do, they really don't have the ability to organize in an effective way on their own, they need the guidance and instruction and materials because they don't have the information to come to those conclusions on their own, at least not in any effective manner. And that's not on the crew, if you are meant to be managing a crew you need to be sure that you have all of the tools, materials, and knowledge on hand in order to guide them properly.
I also think that organization is a key to success and keeping on top of the things you have to do. I always follow the saying that a clean space equals a clean mind. During the age of materialism that we are currently living in keeping clutter free is definitely becoming a bigger challenge and is also a feat within itself. I do think that keeping track of whats going on outside of your brain is a great way to ensure you do not miss anything important. I do think that being scatter brained does seem harmless just until it is not harmless anymore. I think the advice given in this article actually is pretty good with setting up automatic payments and adding birthdays and important dates into your calendar. I also think setting up an area where you can consolidate your schedule and consolidate important information so you know exactly where to look for information.
Being someone who is super organized whenever I have time and not really organized during times that I’m more busy, I see how it could be a potential problem and in what ways that people should deal with it. However, as when it comes to travel and plans that I have to make within my life, I’m often more organized and think through things that I need to plan before actually making any decisions. In addition, I have found that making a plan in the beginning of the day and rethink if the plan is actually functional by the end of the day would help me to know and understand what I actually need when it comes to traveling. What has being talked about in this article is meaningful and interesting where I learned a lot about how I should deal with organization in different ways and how I could approach it.
As someone who is pretty disorganized, I do agree with this article. There have been countless times where I've lost something or forgot to bring something with me that has almost made me late for the thing that I was supposed to be at. For example, I always carry my airpods with me, and I always lose them one way or another. I'll lose them under a blanket or leave them in a pocket that I didn't mean to, And actually take the time to look for them because not having them can put a dent in my day. the amount of times that I've almost been late to class because of this specifically, is honestly kind of stupid and I wish that I was much more organized with my belongings. Although being disorganized is annoying, there have also been times where I've been so disorganized that I have somewhat been organized. For example, I’ll leave a book or something at home, and when I realize that I don't have it I'll be able to visualize exactly where I left that thing.
While all of these tips are really practical and helpful I wish there was some insight on how to budget your time better too to save on money because that’s another part of it too right? I feel like most of us are spending so much money at least on say like food because we don’t have time to make it ourselves and then we have to spend so much money on take out or eating at restaurants when really if we just budgeted our time out we could make great home cooked meals. It’s not just that though like losing things and having to replace them can also be such a money eater and breaking things when you’re clumsy and having to repair or replace them can also be costly too. I think one of the most important ways to keep your money in your wallet is mindfulness of what you’re spending and moderation. But still take care of yourself.
I am a very organized person or at least I am for things like schedules and anything to do with school. On the other hand when I get really busy sometimes things get out of hand. I have been trying to set aside time when being here and in this program to sit and organize my week and days hour by hour so I make sure everything is done and organized. This article is really helpful because I feel like it makes me and others aware of what not being organized can do. I also found the tips they included to be very helpful and necessary. I feel like it's really important to be organized in your own personal life and in work/school life. It is so important to have organization in your personal life because then it makes it easier to have it in your work life and in school life.
As someone who is rather unorganized most of the time, this article is one hundred percent true. Thankfully I do not miss payments for anything because I have those due dates on lock in my brain but everything else is pretty much always happening for me. I have had a bad habit of misplacing things often so I end up doing at least one of three things: buy another one, wait until it shows up again or I find it, or I try to borrow someone else’s if I only need whatever it is for a second or two. I am trying to become more organized and everything but sometimes I get so busy that it is really hard to do so. This is a pretty good article and everything in it is so true and very very relatable. I hope that I can actually get organized soon because being unorganized really kind of sucks right now.
This article actually makes me feel moderately good about myself and my spending habits. For the most part, I already follow this advice. I don’t really use a shopping list and end up splurging more that I should on groceries. I do have a reminder set for the first Saturday of every month to remind myself to pay my credit card bills. I don’t have it set on autopay, because I prefer to figure out what I can afford to pay versus the minimum. Though I always pay more than the minimum. Though with the added problem of inflation I am starting to become worried about my spending habits, and will be working on creating a decent budget for myself over winter break. All the other tips are things that I already do, or already have something in place that is similar to what is being recommended. I do wish the article had more tips on the list.
I’m always intrigued but skeptical when I see articles like these on the green page. Most of the time the tips listed are the same cliches everyone hears over and over again. Easier said than done is the first thing that pops into my mind after reading this article. Staying organized is a skill that I’ve been working hard on for my entire life. I definitely have found several methods that work for me, but at times it’s hard to keep them consistent. I will say, however, that this article was really helpful in some of the things that I struggle with. If I sit and think about it, I really am spending unnecessary money by being disorganized; whether it’s replacing lost items or eating out daily due to my lack of meal prep. I’m currently working on the lists tip. Writing lists before I go shopping, before I go to school, even sometimes before I get out of bed in the morning. It’s still a work in progress, but we’re getting somewhere.
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