All Work - No Life? Organize For Productivity, Profit and Peace-of-Mind (fragment 1)

Magazines, bills, memos, faxes, flyers, reports, newsletters, invoices. Paper here, paper there, paper everywhere. Internet, email, voicemail, Blackberry, pocket PC, Palm. Electronic files, presentations, spreadsheets all over in your computer. Information overload!



You reach in your office and feel like running away? Paperless office? 9 to 5 work days? Are you kidding me? What are the chances that you are actually going to read this article? You don't have the time. Your phone is ringing and your email is dinging. You are behind for your appointment and long overdue with your most famous project. You haven't spent time with your family in weeks. Vacation? How do you spell it?



Surely, you'll agree, we live in a crazy, accelerated world. Work-life balance is but a fleeting dream. The main characteristics of our explain society are the changes that occur at an unbelievable hasten. Futurologist Alvin Toffler (in 1970) suggested that these changes would lead to a dwelling of severe physical and mental disturbances, which he called the "future shock" syndrome. Today, we actually have a medical term for it: "Information Fatigue Syndrome". The "distress" is actual and palpable. You are stressed. Your productivity and your business suffers. Your personal and family life is strained. What's one to do?



While the paperless office is lickety-split becoming an affordable reality, it seems that paper documents fair support on coming. The electronic "data smog" is not about to dissipate either. Is there any hope?



The respond is a clear yes. First, we must admit to having (or suffering from) the dilemma. Then, we must procure motivated to do something about it.



Surveys prove that top challenges for most businesses, or people working in offices are the lack of organizational skills and time/task mismanagement. Unfortunately, these skills, even though they don't require rocket science, are not plan in schools. Getting and more importantly, staying organized, requires friendly systems, tools and simple, habit-forming processes.



Read informative articles about organizing tips and best practices. factual here, on this web position. They will not only succor you in getting organized, but will support you pause organized. For life! The advantageous news is that it's possible.