Clutter Box: Organize it Later

by JeD on October 22, 2009

Clutter Box: Organize it later.

Looking for a misplaced documents cannot only be annoying, but also wastes a lot of precious time as well. Spending forever turning the office upside down, looking for a single document, that in the end you’ll find it on the coffee table outside.

More than a result of memory gap, it’s a result of being unorganized. Organizing can be a challenge especially on busy days.

This happens to me quite often. So I devised a simple system for myself that would delay the organizing process without the risk of misplacing important documents.

I call it The Clutter Box.

Here’s how it works:

Files/documents —–> Clutter Box —–> Organize.

It’s really simple. Upon receiving an important document, instead of putting it elsewhere, I dump it in the clutter box. This way, whenever I need my documents I know where to find it. Then just organize everything on free time.

I also apply it on my macbook:

clutter Clutter Box: Organize it Later

unclutter Clutter Box: Organize it Later

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{ 16 comments }

jangeronimo October 23, 2009 at 3:00 am: A clutter box. Put every important file in clutter box. So it's something like Gmail's Archive feature? It's searchable, too, I suppose?

Does it have labeling feature like Gmail. That's makes for finding important files easily. Gee, but why do I keep bringing this up when the topic is about clutter box. LOL.

I'm so biased for Gmail functionalities… But of course I'd be willing to learn new tricks if I have a Macbook, too. Ahahaha

Wow, you're in Disqus, too. Welcome! Since when?
JeD Chan October 23, 2009 at 6:13 am: LOL! LJ I actually develop this system in my room. I usually misplace my resumes, TIN, IDs, and clearances. I really get annoyed at myself whenever this happen. So I bought myself a basket and put every important docs I received there. Then just dig in if I need any of them. I know it's there.

I also applied this principle in the office and my laptop. Which I find very effective.

I already forgot when did I sign up to Disqus. But I just installed the plug-in recently.

I still fail to sync Disqus with my previous WP comments. Plug-in just hangs up when I try syncing them. Any thoughts?
jangeronimo October 23, 2009 at 8:01 pm: Did you import previous comments to Disqus? There's a procedure for that in
Disqus page.
JeD Chan October 23, 2009 at 9:19 pm: Yeah, I went to advanced options then import to Disqus. After pressing that, my plug-in will just hang. Thought that this was a plug-in issue so I disabled all my plug-in except Disqus. Still no luck. huhu
jangeronimo October 23, 2009 at 9:42 pm: Get in touch with the Disqus people, Jed. Tell them what you've done so far
and the problem you're having. I'm sure they'd go out of their way to help
you. Disqus has stiff competition these days, after all.
JeD Chan October 24, 2009 at 12:55 am: Thanks LJ! I will do that.
DiTesco October 24, 2009 at 8:43 am: Haha, I really love the idea of having a clutter box, although in my case you can either put an “es” at the end of that, or better yet, a clutter room. Man I have so many loads of “will use it later, will rpobably use it later, and so..” that I have to seriously think of getting rid of them sometime. As far as my PC is concerned,yeah I got that two of those, and I named them read it later and things to classify:)
JeD Chan October 24, 2009 at 9:49 am: LOL! That's a lot of clutter huh? Just remember to organize them by putting those clutters to their respective files. Cause it might overwhelm you once it builds-up too much. I'm now at your site. http://iblogzone.com
wchingya November 2, 2009 at 6:09 am: Anything to settle the clutters in our minds, lives and PC files. It always my goal to make sure the files are in place, but sometimes they just not. ^^ I try to have a 'clean up' session every once in awhile to make sure some things are kept/thrown away. Painful as it is, still a decision to make for a better future — cleaner, tidier. Sounds like a fairy tale, isn't it? lol..

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JeD Chan November 3, 2009 at 5:12 am: LOL yeah you are right. As simple as cleaning, keeping things in order can be a very challenging task. Perhaps the challenge about keeping things in order is the Consistency. What do you think?
wchingya November 4, 2009 at 12:10 am: Absolutely. ^^ Start with the new things. I'll clear the old ones during weekends. ha..
JeD Chan November 9, 2009 at 11:23 am: Good luck! ;P
Nerisa Eric November 20, 2009 at 6:47 am: interesting article
JeD Chan November 28, 2009 at 3:47 am: Thank you.
Jack May 10, 2010 at 12:57 pm: Thanks for sharing a nice advice.We should always share our ideas,advice and experiences time to time.This shows how experienced we are and it works for the beginners also.Keep it up.
All the best.
JeD Chan May 11, 2010 at 12:33 pm: Thanks! Yes, that is how we humans should live. Let's share and learn from each other. This is how we can all grow to be a better person.