101 PRODUCTIVE THINGS TO DO TO ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE

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1. PREPARE THE NEXT DAY THINGS IN ADVANCE. CLOTHES YOU'LL WEAR NEXT DAY, DOCUMENTS, FOOD, ETC.

2. YOU KNOW HOW IN SOCCER YOU ROLL THE BALL A LITTLE TO KICK IT BETTER AND HARDER: SET UP THE LAPTOP, DOWNLOAD THE APP YOU WANT TO USE, PUT THE MAGAZINE YOU WANT TO READ ON THE IPAD, WEAR WORKOUT SHORTS AND TOP, ETC. THEY ALL GET YOU SET FOR THE ACTUAL OBJECTIVE AND MAKE IT FEEL A LITTLE MORE DOABLE.

3. USE POCKET INFORMANT TO ORGANIZE TASKS AND TO-DOS. GO TO SETTINGS > TASK SETTINGS > TASK MODE > GETTING THINGS DONE. WHENEVER YOU THINK OF ANYTHING TO DO, JUST ADD A NEW TASK AND IT WILL GO IN YOUR INBOX FOR LATER PROCESSING.

4. FOLLOW THE GETTING THINGS DONE SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT TASK ORGANIZATION AND OBLITERATION. UNDER THE GTD (GETTING THINGS DONE) SYSTEM, ANY THOUGHT THAT CROSSES YOUR MIND, WRITE IT DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER OR ANY DIGITAL APP OF CHOICE (POCKET INFORMANT IS A GREAT CHOICE). THE COLLECTION OF THESE THOUGHTS IS YOUR INBOX. EVERYDAY, PREFERABLY THE LAST THING DURING YOUR DAY, PROCESS YOUR INBOX. LOOK AT EACH ITEM. IF IT CAN BE FINISHED IN TWO MINUTES, DO IT THEN AND THERE. IF IT CAN'T, DEFER IT TO CALENDAR OR HOTLIST. A GOOD HOTLIST IS USING THE FIVE @ COMMANDMENTS:

@HOME@WORK@COMPUTER/INTERNET@ERRANDS@CALL

ADD TO YOUR LIKING. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE AN @IPAD AND @IPHONE HOTLIST. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, I HAVE A MINIMUM OF 30 TO-DOS ON MY HOTLIST AND CALENDAR. GET THINGS DONE.

5. MINIMIZE PROCRASTINATION BY IDENTIFYING WASTEFUL HABITS. AS SOON AS YOU FEEL YOU'RE FALLING INTO PROCRASTINATION, REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOU WILL GET NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED. REMEMBER, THAT FOR YOU TO FINISH MOST IT IS YOU HAVE TO DO, YOU ARE LOOKING TO SAVIOR EVERY FIVE MINUTES, EVERY TEN MINUTES, AND EVERY TEN MINUTES. SO INVOLUNTARILY STUMBLING SHOULD BE DEFINED AS A FOE FOR MAXIMUM ORGANIZATION.

6. USE ANY OF THESE 100+ ONLINE APPLICATIONS ON MASHABLE TO ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE.

7. USE A PHYSICAL TANGIBLE MONTHLY CALENDAR. ALL 30-SOME DAYS OF THE MONTH ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE TO YOUR EYES IN ONE SWIFT SWEEP. USE A SPACIOUS ONE TO ADD ANY WRITINGS UNDER EACH DAY AT EASE.

8. MATERIAL CLEANSE. ALL THAT STUFF YOU'VE BEEN HOARDING SINCE YOU WERE A LITTLE KID THAT YOU THOUGHT WILL COME IN HANDY ONE DAY BUT NEVER REALLY WILL: THROW IT/SELL IT AWAY. CLOTHES YOU NEVER WEAR, NOTEBOOKS AND TEXTBOOKS OF YEARS PAST, TOYS OF WHEN YOU WERE BUT A TINY TODDLER, STACKS OF TOWELS THAT NEVER SEEM TO BE MISSING MORE THAN 3 AT A TIME, ETC. BE BE STRONG-HEARTED AND DO NOT FLINCH IN THE FACE OF PRECIOUS JUNK.

9. PEN AND TINY NOTEBOOK. THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN ANY CHAOS. WHATEVER THOUGHTS THAT CROSS YOUR MIND, JOT THEM DOWN, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY SCAN AND MAKE ORGANIZED PLANS OUT OF YOUR SCRIBBLES.

10. FOCUS ON CURRENT TASK AND BLOCK OUT EVERYTHING ELSE. WHEN I AM WRITING THIS BLOG, I MAKE SURE I HAVE NO OTHER WEBSITE (AKA DISTRACTION) IS OPEN IN THE CHROME TABS, NO FOLDERS OPEN, NO PAUSED MOVIE. THAT WAY, I JUST FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND.

11. MAKE USE OF YOUR WAITING TIME. LET'S SAY YOU'RE WAITING AT THE DENTIST. INSTEAD OF WASTING TIME LOOKING AT THE WALL AND BLOWING IN DISPLEASURE, ORGANIZE YOUR MOBILE TASKS, FINISH READING A BOOK, PLAN YOUR NEXT DAY, SCRIBBLE DOWN IDEAS FOR YOUR NEXT BLOG.

12. MULTITASK WHEN IT'S FEASIBLE. WHILE RUNNING THE TREADMILL, I READ BOOKS ON MY IPAD AT THE SAME TIME. HEALTH & LEARNING MULTITASKED AT THE SAME TIME. HOWEVER, SOME MATTERS REQUIRE DEEP CONCENTRATION OR YOUR PRODUCTIVITY IS DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN HALF, LIKE BALANCING YOUR EXPENSES AND THE COMPANY BOOKS.

13. HAVE A COPY OF CHECKLISTS FOR LIFE HANDY, COVERING LISTS TO MAKE LIFE A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED. SOMEONE CLOSE PASSED AWAY. GET OUT YOUR COPY AND SEE WHAT TO CHECK FOR.

14. THE JOURNEY OF A 1,000 MILES STARTS WITH ONE STEP. DO NOT WORRY YOUR TROUBLED MIND FOR MAKING THE "EGG DE LASAGNE POTATO SPANIARDO", BUT INSTEAD, MAKE A SPINACH OMELETTE. THEN, TRY TO MAKE A LASAGNA. AND THEN, TAKE A SHOT AT THE BIGGEST DISH OF THEM ALL.

15. WORKOUT FOR 5 MINUTES TODAY. TOMORROW, WORKOUT FOR 6 MINUTES. 40 DAYS FROM NOW, YOU WILL BE WORKING THE FULL 45 WITHOUT FLINCHING. LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AFTER YOU STARTED TESTING YOUR BODY.

16. TO MULTIPLY YOUR PRODUCTIVITY X3, DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND LOVE WHAT YOU DO. IF YOU ARE UNFORTUNATE TO NOT DO WHAT YOU LOVE, THEN BY ALL MEANS TRY TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO. LET'S SAY YOU HAVE AN ESSAY TO WRITE BUT YOU HATE THAT LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW. TURN IT INTO SOMETHING YOU LOVE. ADD INSIDE JOKES TO THE ESSAYS THAT ONLY YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND. IT WILL MAKE YOU LIKE IT MORE.

17. AN ELEPHANT NEVER FORGETS, AND SO EVERNOTE IS HERE TO HELP YOU NEVER FORGET AGAIN. SPANNING ACROSS ANY PLATFORM VIABLE IN TODAY'S MARKET, YOU WON'T FIND YOURSELF BACKTRACKING HOME FOR THAT CODE OR FORGETTING THAT GROCERY ITEM.

18. LISTS LIKE THIS ONE ARE MADE TO MAKE LIFE EASIER, AND SO YOU SHOULD EMBARK ON MAKING YOUR OWN LISTS. A MASTER LIST FOR ALL INDEFINITE GOALS, A DAILY LIST, A WEEKLY LIST, A COMPUTER CLEANUP CHECKLIST, SO ON.

19. IF YOU INTEND TO GO ON A HEALTHY-FOOD DIET, THROW OUT ALL JUNK FOOD AND STACK FOOD ON A TWO-DAY-STOCK BASIS. THAT WAY IF YOU'RE A SLEEP-EATER LIKE I AM, YOU WILL FIND NOTHING BUT A SHORT SUPPLY OF HEALTHY FOOD IN YOUR FRIDGE.

20. GO ON A FOOD FAST. WHEN YOU ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT FOOD, YOU WILL FOCUS ON THE FINER MORE IMPORTANT MATTERS IN LIFE.

21. NIKE SAID IT BEST: JUST DO IT! THE MENTAL WEIGHT OF A TASK YET TO BE FULFILLED IS MORE TASKING THAN THE OBJECTIVE ITSELF, SO JUST DO IT. IF FINISHING THAT ARTICLE IS BEING REPEATED IN YOUR MIND, THEN BY ALL MEANS, FINISH THAT ARTICLE, OR ELSE YOU WILL BE HURTING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AND HINDERING YOUR GOALS ADVANCEMENT BY WASTING BRAIN RESOURCES.

22. YOU JUST FINISHED READING THAT PAPER. PUT IT AWAY. YOU JUST FINISHED PLAYING THE XBOX 360. PUT THE REMOTE BACK IN ITS PLACE. YOU JUST FINISHED EATING. WASH THE DISHES. JUST HOW AN ARTERY CLOGS LITTLE BY LITTLE OVER TIME TO CAUSE A STROKE, A LITTLE TEN MINUTE WALK A DAY CLEARS IT AWAY, LITTLE BY LITTLE AS WELL.

23. ROUTINE ACTIVITIES. WAKE UP THE SAME TIME EACH DAY, CLEAN UP THE COMPUTER THE SAME TIME EACH DAY, EAT THE SAME TIME EACH DAY, AND SO YOUR BODY'S INTERNAL CLOCK WILL WORK MORE AND MORE EFFICIENTLY TACKLING TASKS.

24. AUTOMATE BILL PAYMENTS WHERE POSSIBLE. CAR, ELECTRICITY, PHONE, INTERNET, ETC.

25. BUY ONLY WHAT YOU NEED. FIGHT IMPULSE BUYING BY QUESTIONING YOUR NEED OF THE ITEM. FENG SHUI ALL THE WEI.

26. BE PERSISTENT AND DISCIPLINED. ACTIVITIES LIKE FASTING SHOULD TEACH YOU DISCIPLINE, AND DISCIPLINE TEACHES YOU THINGS AS PERSISTING ON YOUR CURRENT TASK TO THE FINISH.

27. LET BOOKS TEACH YOU. THERE IS A BOOK ON WHATEVER SUBJECT THAT MIGHT CROSS YOUR MIND. THERE ARE BOOKS ON COOKING THE PERFECT EGG, FINISHING A GAME BLINDFOLDED, AND THE ANATOMY OF A DOLPHIN'S NOSE.

28. LET LIFE TEACH YOU. THERE IS NO SCHOOL LIKE THE SCHOOL OF LIFE.

29. LET MISTAKES TEACH YOU. THIS CROSSES PATH WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED.

30. MAKE PEACE WITH YOURSELF. IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT ISN'T ENOUGH, EITHER ADVANCE TO SOMETHING NEW TO MAKE ENOUGH, OR LEARN TO BE CONTEMPT. SELF PEACE SETS THE STAGE FOR GREATER VENTURES.

31. CHUNK YOUR DAILY CALENDAR ON AN HOUR BASIS. AFTER DECIDING TODAY'S TASKS IN THE YESTERDAY NIGHT OR TODAY MORNING, SPREAD THEM ACROSS THAT HOURLY CALENDAR. THAT WILL HELP AVOID PROCRASTINATION AND WASTED TIME.

32. BIGGER IS BETTER. WEARING COMFY CLOTHING WILL MAKE YOU FOCUS BETTER. HOWEVER, IF SELF-IMAGE IS A BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE--AND THAT IS NOT A BAD THING--AND YOU FEEL BETTER IN TIGHT CLOTHING, THEN BY ALL MEANS DO THAT.

33. SMALLER IS BETTER. SMALL NOTEBOOK. SMALL PHONE. SMALL LAPTOP.

34. INVEST IN AN IPAD. WITH TODAY'S LIFE ON THE GO, AN IPAD IS HANDY FOR ANY TASK THAT MIGHT CROSS YOUR MIND.

35. THE 80/20 RULE. 80% OF THE RESULTS YOU SEE ARE THE PRODUCT OF 20% OF YOUR INPUT. 80% OF YOUR TEST RESULTS ARE THE PRODUCT OF 20% OF WHAT YOU STUDIED AND UNDERSTOOD. 80% OF YOUR BUSINESS PAY IS THE RESULT OF 20% OF WHAT YOU DID. DETERMINE WHERE THE 20% CAME FROM TO BE ON TOP OF YOUR PRODUCTIVITY.

36. FINISH THE BIGGEST, MOST ANNOYING, MOST NERVE-WRECKING TASK FIRST. SET THAT MEETING YOU JUST HATE EARLIER IN THE DAY, GO DO YOUR SUPPLIER RUN, ETC.

37. LISTEN TO AUDIOBOOKS TO LEARN SOMETHING WHILE DRIVING. OR CARPOOL AND HIT 2 BIRDS WITH ONE STONE--SAVE MONEY AND BENEFIT ORGANIZING ON YOUR PHONE/PAD WHILE YOU BENCH THE PASSENGER SEAT.

38. KEEP ALL YOUR TASKS IN ONE PLACE. ONE CALENDAR, ONE ORGANIZATION PROGRAM, ONE MASTER LIST. ALWAYS TRIM.

39. MAKE A LIST. DONE THAT? EVERYONE DOES THAT. CHECK IT TWICE. NOW THAT'S SOMETHING NOT EVERYONE DOES.

40. USE BOXES. VIDEOGAME CONTROLLERS AND NUNCHUKS LITTERING THE ROOM FLOOR GO IN A BOX, HUGE QUANTITIES OF SHAMPOO, LOTIONS, AND BODY CARE PRODUCTS GO IN ANOTHER, ETC.

41. HELP SOMEONE IN NEED. HELP A BLIND CROSS THE ROAD, GIVE MONEY TO THE NEEDY, HELP A WHOLE FAMILY IN NEED AND CHANGE THEIR WHOLE LIVES AROUND. THE SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND POWER YOU GET OUT OF IT IS PRICELESS.

42. TIME IT. ESPECIALLY FOR THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE TO DO, SETTING AN ALLOTTED TIME FOR IT WILL MAKE IT FEEL MUCH MORE DOABLE.

43. PRIORITIZE. MORE IMPORTANT FIRST.

44. SET JOBS FOR EACH ROOM YOU GOT. WORK IN THE HOME OFFICE. MOVIES/VIDEOGAMES/WORKOUT IN AN ENTERTAINMENT ROOM. SLEEPING IN THE BEDROOM. EATING IN THE KITCHEN.

45. IN THE WORDS OF THE FAMOUS STEVE PAVLINA, NUKE IT. IF YOU CAN'T FINISH THE TASK, DELETE IT. GETTING IT OFF YOUR MIND IS BETTER THAN HAVING IT MATE WITH YOUR MIND THOUGHT STRINGS.

46. DAILY LIST, WEEKLY LIST, MASTER LIST, CALENDAR, PEN, HIGHLIGHTER.

47. NO MORE PAPERS. GO DIGITAL WITH YOUR DOCUMENTS. I TAKE A PIC WITH MY IPHONE OF ALL RECEIPTS AND FILE THEM UNDER TRANSACTIONS IN MY PHOTOS. I TAKE PICS OF ALL PAPER DOCUMENTS, SO INSTEAD OF MAKING HUGE DISTRACTING STACKS OF PAPER, IT'S ALL IN MY PHONE.

48. NO HOBOS. LET EVERYTHING HAVE A RESTING HOME. PAPERS IN FILES, BATTERIES IN THEIR REMOTES OR TECHNOLOGY BOX, CLOTHES HANGED IN THE CLOSET, PENS IN A PEN HOLDER.

49. YES OR NO. NO MAYBE. YOU DECIDE TO TAKE THE LEFT ROAD EVEN THOUGH 10 MINUTES LATER YOU FIND THE RIGHT WAS FASTER. KEEP GOING AND BE DECISIVE IN EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE, EVEN IF IT WASN'T THE BEST DECISION.

50. TAP INTO THE LIVING BREATHING OIL. HUMANS ARE WHAT MAKES EVERYTHING ROLL: STUDY THEIR NEEDS, ASK FOR THEIR ADVICE, BE NICE TO THEM.

51. BROADEN YOUR ACTIVITIES. THE MORE ACTIVITIES YOU TRY, THE MORE PATHS IT WILL OPEN IN YOUR MIND. YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING IN SOCCER THAT WILL APPLY TO YOUR BLOG. YOU MIGHT LINK SOMETHING WHILE ATTENDING A UNIVERSITY CLASS TO RURAL LIFE. THE MORE YOU PARTAKE IN, THE MORE EXPERIENCED YOU WILL BE, NOT ONLY ABOUT THAT THING, BUT ABOUT OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

52. REVIEW. END OF THE DAY, END OF THE WEEK, END OF THE MONTH.

53. PREVIEW. BEGINNING OF THE DAY, BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, BEGINNING OF THE MONTH.

54. @BATCHING. BATCH SIMILAR TASKS TOGETHER. @CALLS FOR ALL YOUR PHONE CALLS, @ERRANDS FOR YOUR OUTSIDE RUNS, @HOME FOR YOUR HOME TO DOS, @COMPUTER FOR YOUR COMPUTER TASKS.

55. @SUNRISE. 5 AM AND READY TO EAT WORK.

56. USE DEAL SITES LIKE LIVING SOCIAL TO SAVE MONEY ON DINING OUT.

57. PLAN EACH WEEK'S MEALS AND GET A WEEK'S WORTH ON SUNDAY. ON DAYS YOU'RE DINING OUT, SKIP FOOD FOR THE HOUSE.

58. USE XMARKS TO SAVE TIME ON FINDING BEST OF THE WEB.

59. DELEGATE. BE APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE THAT YOU DELEGATE TO.

60. STICK IT. STICKY NOTES CAN BE ATTACHED TO ALMOST ANYTHING, SO JOT DOWN TO-DOS AND NOTES AWAITING TO BE DONE/MOVED.

61. ONE SYSTEM. DO NOT CONFUSE YOURSELF BY HAVING MULTIPLE NOTEBOOKS, MULTIPLE ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS, MULTIPLE CALENDARS. ONE CALENDAR, ONE TO-DOS NOTEBOOK/APP.

62. REALIZE THAT LIFE IS PROFESSIONAL/FINANCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, & RECREATIONAL. IF I HAD TO GIVE THEM A DAILY RATIO BASED ON 17 HOURS, THEY'D LOG, RESPECTIVELY: 7, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2. THEY INTERTWINE HOWEVER, FOR EXAMPLE WHILE DOING MY DAILY 40 MIN BRISK TREADMILL WALK, I READ KNOWLEDGE-FILLED MAGS/BOOKS ON MY IPAD AT THE SAME TIME. I MIGHT BE DOING SOMETHING FUN, SOMETHING I LOVE, LIKE WRITING, WHICH SPANS PROFESSIONAL/FINANCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND RECREATIONAL.

63. DRASTIC CHANGE. SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT. SOMETHING THAT'S FRESH AND NEW. WEAR SHORTS, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE. GET A BUZZ CUT. GET A TATTOO. TAKE WEDNESDAYS OFF. SPEND YOUR MONEY ON SOMETHING USELESS. YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, AND CHANGE FEELS NICE.

64. TRY. FAIL. GET BETTER.

65. RUN. KEEP ON RUNNING TILL YOU FIGURE IT ALL OUT. IT WILL SPARK IN YOUR HEAD. AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME, SIT DOWN WITH A PEN AND PIECE OF PAPER AND WRITE IT ALL DOWN.

66. "LET'S GO." "NO." "BUY THIS FROM ME." "NO." "LET'S PLAY VIDEOGAMES." "NO." "LET'S INDULGE IN TIME-WASTING DISCUSSIONS." "NO." JUST SAY NO.

67. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE (IPHONE 4 IS MY CHOICE) TO CAPTURE IMAGES AND DOCUMENTS. I TAKE PICS OF ALL RECEIPTS AND PAPERWORK IN HIGH RESOLUTION THEN ORGANIZE THEM IN FOLDERS AND SPARE MYSELF THE CONFUSING PAPER STACKS.

68. MAKE IT SIMPLE. SOMETIMES THINGS GET SO COMPLEX YOUR MIND GETS CLOGGED. IF YOU ARE RELIGIOUS TO A 100 PROJECTS, EITHER FINISH THEM TODAY OR THROW THEM OUT THE WINDOW AND START FRESH.

69. PUT IT AWAY. PAPERS IN FRONT OF YOU? PUT THEM AWAY. TOOK OFF YOUR JEANS? PUT IT AWAY. A MINUTE OR TWO OUT OF TIME ARE BETTER THAN A MOUNTAIN OF MINUTES THAT ADD UP TO HOURS OF NEEDED TIME INVESTMENT.

70. WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? SOMETIMES, IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL, YOU FORGET WHAT'S THE PURPOSE TO START WITH. SOMETIMES YOU GET SO ENGROSSED AND LOST IN THE DETAILS, YOU FORGET THAT YOU JUST WANTED TO BUY A PAIR OF SHOES INSTEAD OF A WHOLE NEW CLOSET SET.

71. NO MINDLESS BROWSING. NO REFRESHING BOOKMARKED SITES TIME AND OVER AGAIN. THERE IS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME IN A DAY, AND SO FRITTERING IT AWAY REFRESH AFTER PORN CLIP AFTER ONE MORE BRIDGE GAME, THE ORIGINAL GOALS OF THE DAY ARE LOST.

72. HAVE A FILE FOLDER FOR THOSE IMPORTANT PAPERS THAT YOU CAN'T JUST SCAN AND THROW AWAY. CATEGORIZE IT. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, BANK TRANSACTIONS, PROJECT PAPERS, RECEIPTS, PAYMENTS, AND SO ON.

73. CLEAN UP AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. IF YOU RECEIVED A RECEIPT AND CHANGE AT THE CASHIER, MOVE ASIDE A LITTLE AND FOLD THE PAPER AND PUT IT IN ITS PLANNED SPACE, AND ARRANGE YOUR MONEY THE WAY YOU USUALLY DO...

74. ORGANIZE YOUR MONEY. I PUT THEM IN MY POCKET LARGEST TO SMALLEST. I KEEP $50 OF CHANGE PUT TOGETHER, AND THE BIGGER FOLKS TOGETHER AS WELL.

75. GROUP SIMILAR THINGS. JUST AS YOU FIND SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS TOGETHER IN A LIBRARY, GROUP SIMILAR THINGS TOGETHER. ON YOUR COMPUTER, HAVE FOLDER FOR VIDEOS, PICTURES, DOCUMENTS, BOOKS/MAGAZINES, MUSIC/AUDIO, & WHATEVER YOU FEEL DESERVES A FOLDER.

76. SENTIMENTAL VALUE MY ASS. SPARE ME THE DRAMA AND JUST THROW IT THE HELL AWAY YOU ***SY. I DON'T CARE IF IT WAS THE FIRST PRESENT YOU EVER GOT OR YOUR FAVORITE BAND'S COMPLETE COLLECTION OF MUSIC YOU NEVER TOUCH, THROW IT THE HELL AWAY. LIFE IS FULL OF FURTHER ENDEAVORS TO CLUTTER IT WITH HINDRANCES.

77. 10 MINUTES A DAY KEEPS THE CLOG AWAY. GET A PIECE OF PAPER OUT IN YOUR SPACE, GRAB A PEN, AND DROP IT LIKE ITS HOT. DRAIN YOUR BRAIN AND LET THE AIR FLOW FREELY.

78. BOOKMARK YOUR MOST USED SITES. DELETE BOOKMARKS YOU DO NOT REALLY FREQUENT OR THAT YOU THINK YOU MIGHT NEED SOME DAY. GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND.

79. DECLUTTER, UNSTUFF, MINIMIZE--NO BETTER SOUNDS TO THE EAR OF A WELL-ORGANIZED INDIVIDUAL.

80. BOOKS YOU WANT TO READ, GAMES YOU WANT TO PLAY, MOVIES YOU WANT TO WATCH. ON A SUNDAY, MAKE A BOOK/GAME/MOVIE FEST AND OBLITERATE THEM.

81. THEMED FEEL-GOOD DAYS. NOTHING LIKE A THEME TO LIFT UP THE MOODS. TALES FROM THE CRYPT DAY WHERE YOU READ THE BOOKS OF THE FAMED NAME, WATCH EPISODES, WATCH GRAVE MOVIES, READ ON GRAVES AND PLAY GAMES THAT DEAL WITH GRAVES AND BENEATH. LOVELY.

82. TRAIN YOUR BRAIN. THE FAMOUS NINTENDO BRAIN TRAINING GAMES ARE PROVEN TO MAKE YOUR BRAIN MORE EFFICIENT. MORE EFFICIENT BRAINS MEAN MORE DONE IN LESS TIME.

83. MAKE MUSIC PLAYLISTS FOR YOUR IPOD/IPHONE. THERE ARE LISTS OUT THERE FOR ENERGIZING, FOR SOOTHING, FOR CHEERING. TEST YOUR BRAINWORKS AND YOU MIGHT BE WAKING UP TO SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER THEME SONG IN THE MORNING.

84. HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE. IT WILL SURELY CHEER YOU UP. DON'T GET ADDICTED, BECAUSE IT WILL LOSE ITS OOMPH. DAY IN DAY OUT TO KEEP IT CHEERING.

85. FIND A NEW ADDICTION EACH DAY. I AM NOT TALKING HEROINE HERE. GAMES TEND TO BE ADDICTING. PLAY THESE IN YOUR ALLOTTED RECREATION TIME. ADDICTIONS LIKE THESE GLUE YOU ONTO LIFE AND MAKE YOUR DAYS SHINIER, LIVELIER AS THEY WIND DOWN.

86. TAKE THE PHONE NUMBER OF EACH PERSON YOU GET INTRODUCED TO. THEY MIGHT PROVE USEFUL ONE DAY.

87. HAVE A BUSINESS/PERSONAL CARD. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BUSINESS AND IT COULD BE PERSONAL. THE MORE YOU, THE MORE DETAILED AND IN-DEPTH OF YOUR CORE, THE BETTER. MY PERSONAL CARD IS A SPIDER WEB WITH DREAMWEAVER ETCHED IN THE MIDDLE. GIVE IT A CALL, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?

88. HAVE AN ONLINE DATABASE OF ANY FILE YOU WANT. JUST DROP IT IN THE BOX.

89. KEEP YOUR FACEBOOK PERSONAL TO THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND LOVE AND THAT LOVE YOU BACK. HAVE ANOTHER FACEBOOK WITH INCREDIBLY LIMITED OUTLOOK OF YOUR DAILY LIFE, AND THAT IS THE BOOK YOU ADD RANDOM WHOEVERS. THIS FACEBOOK DOES NOT EVEN HAVE YOUR PICTURE.

90. HAVE A DONATION BAG. FILL IT UP AND GIVE IT OUT WEEKLY. MAKE IT FUN BY GOING ON A TRIP ROUND THE AREA AND GIVING OUT TO THE NEEDY.

91. INFOGRAPHICS ARE A NICE WAY FOR A NICE DAILY KNOWLEDGE DOSE.

92. VISUAL REMINDERS: USE STICKY NOTES WHERE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE. ONE NEXT TO THE BROKEN SINK, ONE OF THAT WALL THAT NEEDS TO BE PAINTED, ONE ON THE DOOR FOR FIXING A BELL.

93. ASSUME A TASK WILL TAKE LONGER, AND SO SPARE YOURSELF ANY STRESS CAUSED BY IMPOSSIBLE TIME LIMITS.

94. GET INSPIRED.

95. LEARN FROM EVERYTHING. LEARN FROM SETBACKS, LEARN FROM DEATH, LEARN FROM YOUR PARENTS, LEARN FROM THE ANT THAT TOILS ALL DAY, LEARN FROM CARTOONS, LEARN FROM BABIES.

96. SMILE. A SMILE WILL MAKE YOU LESS TENSED AND MORE RELAXED TO TAKE ON WHAT COMES YOUR WAY MORE EFFICIENTLY. NOT TO MENTION YOU WILL BE BETTER RECEIVED ALL AROUND.

97. TRAVEL. DIFFERENT CULTURES WILL OPEN YOUR EYES TO MANY FUTURE VENTURES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

98. GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. SOCIALLY PHOBIC? TAKE A PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS.

99. DOODLE. AND IN THE DOODLE LIES A GATE TO BEING PRODUCTIVE.

100. TRY A DANGEROUS SPORT. NOTHING LIKE PLAYING WITH DEATH TO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE MORE.

101. IF ALL ELSE FAILS, SHAKE THE 8 BALL AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO NEXT.