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Work-Related Organizing Tasks You Can Complete in 30 Minutes or Less

In our continuing series of posts about “quick hit” organizing strategies, today we are focusing on work-related organizing or clean-up tasks that you don’t regularly take the time to do but that, once done, give you a better sense of control, improved systems or less stress.  Process 30 emails from your inbox or clean out a… Read more

“Quick Hit” Productivity Tasks Around Your Home

In Part 2 of our series on “quick hit” organizing tasks or projects, we are focusing on specific spaces. With the weekend coming, it’s a great time to focus on some general spring cleaning, or even tackle some semi-annual tasks you might have put off when you moved your clocks forward an hour for daylight savings… Read more

Sometimes it’s Productive to NOT be Productive

Are you feeling pressure to “be productive” with things around the house while you’re spending more time at home? There are lots of posts and encouragement to tackle big projects during the new-found “downtime” everyone supposedly suddenly has on their hands or to “keep busy” to ward off boredom.  Maybe you don’t have much, if… Read more

Why Organize Virtually with Simply Placed Now?

Because when there are so many things that are not within our control causing anxiety, uncertainty or making life just feel “messy” and off-kilter, focusing on what we can control, our attitude, our effort and even our physical environment, can reduce stress, simplify our lives and help us be more productive and effective in what… Read more

“It’s About Time” To Join Us!

If the new world of working from home has thrown you for a loop, if you’re feeling overwhelmed, out of sorts, not “settled” into a productive home office space and routine, isolated, or unfocused, join our virtual program, “It’s About Time”.  NOW THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, WE ARE OFFERING A SPECIAL… Read more

Weathering Uncertainty and Gaining Back Control

These are unprecedented and uncertain times. We all are dealing with rapid life changes, and with those come overwhelm, stress, and a general upside-down feeling as we temporarily live a “new normal” lifestyle. How we react, through resiliency, flexibility, adaptability and practicing gratitude are all things that can help us gain control back during these… Read more

How Simply Placed Supports Clients Virtually

Last week, our blog featured a post titled “How To Be Productive When You’re Working From Home”. In it, we shared several strategies to help make sure you are staying focused and able to complete your priority work from a remote location.  At Simply Placed, we also are able to work and support our clients… Read more

How To Be Productive When You’re Working From Home

More people than ever before are working from home (wfh) full time or at least part time. Working from home does have its benefits. There’s no commute, you can wear pajamas “to the office”, and be a little more flexible in your schedule. However, it also comes productivity challenges.  Many who work from home have… Read more

10 Tips for Efficiently Managing Apple Mail

At Simply Placed, one of the things we most enjoy is teaching our clients how to work more efficiently.  One of the upcoming topics in our “It’s About Time” virtual productivity program is focused around learning how to efficiently manage your Email.   When used well, Email can be a wonderfully useful and convenient tool.  Did you… Read more

How “Precrastination” Can Impact Productivity

We focus a lot of our productivity tips around how to overcome procrastination, but how many of you have heard the term “precrastination”? Defined as “the tendency to rush too quickly into tasks”, precrastination can be equally counterproductive. While the procrastinator delays important tasks too long, the precrastinator doesn’t delay unimportant tasks long enough. When… Read more

How Eating a Frog Can Help You Be More Productive

We’re all guilty of procrastination at one time or another. In fact, you can probably think of something right now that you are putting off until later. Unfortunately, if you wait until “the right time” to do certain things, chances are that thing may never be completed.  There are many reasons why people procrastinate, such as unclear… Read more

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