Disorganization. I see it everywhere. I see it in my office because I am not working on my priority activities. I see it in the work of others when they are so focused on one topic and their perspective of that topic and the other office priorities.
I recently read David Allen's amazing book, Getting Things Done. I think he's been in my house, office, and head. His book is the first of many I've read that defines why I have such a hard time getting started and completing tasks. He describes people whose procrastination is based on the fear that they will forget to do things and leave them out so they won't forget. Things pile up until the person can no longer see what is out and needs to be done. He writes that we have only so much memory and new memories crowd out older ones.
The biggest problem I have right now with his concepts is figuring out how to put them into action daily/weekly/monthly/etc. I need to schedule regular time to review my inbox of work needing to be addressed and to get moving on some projects I've been working on.
Actually, another holdup in the process is trying to figure out how to let our director know that I am not getting my regular duties done with the extra work she has taken on on our behalf this year.
Goals for Monday: Tackle the inbox, list what needs to happen next with each item.
Put away the paper on the surfaces of my office--inbox, file, or binder for everything.
Get a new binder for course documents.
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