Sometimes Getting Organized is a Big Fat Waste of Time
-->January 21, 2010 Rachel
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For many of us, getting organized is the fun part. We love buying materials for new craft projects. We love school supplies. We%u2019ll make our lists and schedules, and even organize our recipes.
We%u2019ll spend all of our time planning and getting ready, but then starting to work on those projects stumps us. So what do we do? We organize some more.
If you%u2019ve wondered why some people are so productive, how they manage to finish those projects and accomplish so many things, it%u2019s not just because they%u2019re organized. Being organized is not enough; you also need to be willing to take chances and try something that is hard. You have to be willing to start.
- Cut into that fabric even if the finished piece won%u2019t be as pretty as you imagined it.
- Bake that new recipe even if it flops and the whole thing winds up in the trash.
- Send that difficult email instead of organizing your email inbox first.
We often think about organization in terms of appearance: if it looks pretty, if it looks calm and orderly, if you can find what you need, then it%u2019s organized. But organization is every bit as much about usefulness as it is about appearance, and something is only useful if you use it.
Sometimes organizing masquerades as productivity, when it is often another form of busyness. Don%u2019t let organization be a tool for procrastinating something that is hard to start.
Do you have a project that you%u2019ve been getting ready for? Take a risk and get started. I know I have a couple of things I%u2019ve been wanting to do.
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