Master overwhelm quickly and easily
7 June 2012At a conference, we’d been talking about how to do daily planning and ‘to do’ lists. Martin, one of the delegates, made a great contribution. ‘Robyn, you gave us some great advice about writing a list of all the things to do for the day, identifying just the top five, and working on them. The […]
Time Saving Tips for Parents #2
23 May 2012I have been overwhelmed by the response to my request for you to share your time saving tips as parents. Here are some more wonderful suggestions: From Sarah: My top time saving tip is to cook 1 big meal to last for 2 night. Do this 2 x a week and you’re through to Thursday! […]
More on how to declutter and organize – reduce the space available
10 April 2012I’ve finally completed a declutter task that’s been nagging – and nagging – and nagging! The Easter break was fun, doing lots of fun things with friends and family. And – in the gaps I did something I often help others with. I ruthlessly attacked my most regularly-used office files. They’re now cleaned out, pruned, […]
Are your possessions slowing you down?
5 April 2012Top blogger Leo Babauta of Zen Habits was my interview subject for this month’s GettingAGrip Inner Circle audio programme. He blogs in a really interesting and very practical way about a number of the things I also focus on. Time magazine listed it in their Top 25 blogs for 2009 and it’s now read by […]
Easy Steps To Cleaning Up The Mess!
18 July 2011Does your desk breed paper every time you turn your back on it? Layer upon layer of miscellaneous paper, magazines, newsletters, invitations to this and that, reports, files and vital tasks you mustn’t forget to attend to? Every couple of weeks, with grim determination and fired by a sense of desperation, do you approach this monstrosity supposed […]
Stop Unwanted Material At Source
27 June 2011A key question for the problem of space and information storage and management is ‘do I really need it?’ And following that, ‘what can I prevent coming into my space?’ Faxes: Get off fax lists of unwanted information. First port of call is to contact the offending company and politely request removal. If they choose […]
You Don't Have To Work This Hard! – Positive Slow-Time
24 May 2011In my farming childhood the principle of fallowing a paddock was common (leaving ground uncultivated for a season, in order to rest the land, restore its fertility, and prepare it for a new crop.). These days, however, it’s not a word you often see or hear, except in cropping country. It was therefore with […]
The Time Queen's Little Green Folder
11 April 2011I’ve just had a sort-out of my paperwork. You might be thinking, ‘Robyn, if you practice what you preach, your paperwork would be always tidy. What do you need a sort-out for?’ I’m human too. With our New Zealand summer just past I had a wonderful parade of non-stop visitors; I HAD to go fishing with the neighbours and learn […]
How To End The Year With Clarity So You Can Enjoy The Christmas Break
23 November 2010Right when you want to start winding down you realise there is still so much to achieve before you can take that much anticipated Christmas leave. As we enter the madness of the silly season wouldn’t it be so nice to know that at least things in the office are organised and in control! If […]
Beat The Paper War Before Christmas
27 October 2010Only 8 weeks to go until christmas and despite your best intentions your desk is covered in piles of paper and documents MIA. Now is a great time to address that clutter and leave an untidy work space behind. And it is easy! The biggest challenge is – many strategies are so obvious that people […]