Intro
Staying organized is much easier than you may think. You can accomplish this by creating systems that work for you. We all want to know how to stay organized. The thing is, the average person wants instant gratification, but doesn’t want to spend the time or effort to get the results they desire. How can you fix this? By simplifying your life through systems that help you maintain your organization.
How to Stay Organized
First, let’s build a little scenario. We’re going to take food in relation to finances for example. Secondly, many of us are culprits to saying: “I’m going to start eating healthier” or “I’m just going to Doordash some lunch and I’ll cook something tomorrow instead” or “fast food is cheaper than groceries” When in reality, we need to build a system that makes it near fail proof to pack lunch for work. This is how you stay organized:
- Plan – figure out 1-3 breakfast, lunches, and dinners that you want for your week.
- Prep- Write out everything you need from the grocery store so you don’t overspend.
- Implement – Make everything at once. Having oatmeal for breakfast all week? Pre-pack in mason jars or zip lock bags.
Why do this?
Why go through all this work? Because creating a system makes it easy to stick to your organizational goals. Furthermore, it takes out the excuse of why something is not getting done. It saves you a lot of money. You’re not wasting money on service fees, delivery fees, tips, or unnecessary groceries. It relieves the stress of preparing for the next work day. It saves you time and frees up space in your mind to focus on other things that are important to you.
What’s in it for me?
Finally, we can take these steps and apply them to anything. (1) Plan, (2) Prep, (3) Implement. Organization is a larger part of underlying systems that support the specific aspect of our life that we need or want to organize. The maintaince will come naturally if you’ve put a system that works for you. Subsequently, the organization follows. All because you’ve created a system that is practical, realistic, and fits your style of living.