ssh@esl.UUCP (Sam Hahn) (12/07/88)
--text follows this line-- OK. I've let a very strong propensity towards laziness take me too far to disorganization and procrastination. I'm looking to bail myself out of the illusion that "clean desk is a sick mind", "piles imply creativity", etc. No longer. I've found the opposite is true, that being aware of where things are is a great asset toward maximizing the resources you have. I'm so paranoid now about being organized that I'd like to make this request. It'll seem a little off the wall, but what I'm looking for are lists. templates. forms. Standard references people usually keep for themselves. I'd appreciate any that people send. I'll give you an example. I now keep (and am looking for) lists such as: - what to pack when going on business trips - proposal preparation checklists - bid/no-bid decisions checklists - traits to look for in new / candidate employees - standard items to include in WBSs - characteristics of good (primarily) Lisp code - what makes good vugrafs - how to organize drawers in a desk - standard items to supply your desktop with - software i use for varied purposes (I could use help in this) - what magazines i should read / skim - what restaurants are good for what occasions - etc Miscellanea is good. Also looking on how to improve productivity in general, not just these lists. Just thought that lists that already existed were a simple, non-intrusive way to get feedback. Is it too unclear what I'm looking for? Thank you for your support. -- Sam Hahn (ssh@esl, uucp)
sbelcas@hvrunix.UUCP (Sarah Belcastro) (12/09/88)
In article <801@esl.UUCP>, ssh@esl.UUCP (Sam Hahn) writes: > request. It'll seem a little off the wall, but what I'm looking for > are lists. templates. forms. Standard references people usually > keep for themselves. I'd appreciate any that people send. > -- Sam Hahn (ssh@esl, uucp) well, what i do is keep notes to myself on small sheets of paper. (i use the backs of daily calendar sheets.) i make lists of things to do and lists of things is need to get and lists of things to ask my parents about during the weekly call and lists of things to do next school year and... i also keep a legal pad for more long-term things when i remember to write them there, like ideas on what to get my boyfriend for christmas or designs for new garments or stuffed animals. How to organize a desk? how to organize anything? obviously, the way you will remember when you go back to it. it depends on what it is in a certain sense, though; a filing cabinet may be neccessary to organize in such a way that others can find stuff in it too. i wish i could have mailed this message to you, but our mail consistently bounces at drexel. --sarah marie belcastro. Bitnet: (PLEASE!!!) s_belcastro@hvrford
lidral@lpi.UUCP (Bob Lidral) (12/10/88)
In article <801@esl.UUCP> ssh@esl.UUCP (Sam Hahn) writes: . . . >I'm so paranoid now about being organized that I'd like to make this >request. It'll seem a little off the wall, but what I'm looking for >are lists. templates. forms. Standard references people usually >keep for themselves. I'd appreciate any that people send. . . . > -- Sam Hahn (ssh@esl, uucp) Try DAY-TIMERS, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania 18001; they provide a whole catalog of stuff you can use to get organized and forms and templates you can use to design your own forms and templates. They also carry several cases with which to organize and transport this stuff. If you're really gung-ho, they are associated with an organization which specializes in time management training: The Charles R. Hobbs Corporation, P.O. Box 21567, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121-0273, (801)278-5381. I've used Day-Timers stuff for about a year now and it seems to help; I haven't actually dealt with the Charles R. Hobbs Corporation, so I can't comment on them further. You might also try office supply stores (those are almost as dangerous as good bookstores :-)) or library supply companies such as Highsmith Corporation (sorry, I don't have their address handy). Good luck. Bob Lidral (lidral@lpi.UUCP) -- | Bob Lidral Language Processors, Inc. (LPI) | 959 Concord Street, Framingham, MA 01701-4613 | UUCP: lidral@lpi.UUCP