Since I'm on the subject of disorganization, do all of you have a disorganized, cluttered computer?
I create folders to try and organize my pictures, documents and letters. But I often create folders in different places and can't remember where they are. For example I created a folder called downloads in My Documents folder but forgot about it. Then when I went to download something else, I created another download folder in the C: directory. The I save downloaded stuff in one or the other and then struggle finding it later. I know the Google desktop utility should help me but I haven't gotten around to that yet.
What helped you discipline yourself to get your computer files in order?
My organization efforts in all areas of life are inconsistent. I can put in great effort up front, but keep up with them only for a short while. I can put a system in place, but I can never sustain it daily for long periods of time. Then I let things go and get really disorganized again.
Laundry, bills, tasks, appointments pile up...and then I put forth a herculean effort to catch up, and I do. You would think I would try to work daily to keep things organized from that point, but no I can't. It unravels again. Roller coaster.
The only thing that has helped is to be less critical of myself. I let myself just have the periods of disorganization, knowing that at some point I'll come around again and be forced to get on top of things again.
Maybe the times of discorgaization force me somehow to put forth effort? It's cyclical. I'm coming to terms with the cyclical nature of me and just going with it, without beating myself up or stressing out. Over the looooong haul and in the big picture scheme, it all evens out.
I no longer try to be perfect, good enough is good enough...I may never be disciplined about most things. Also, I have found that the very simplest of methods are the only ones that stick well. So, I have tried to simplify everything to BARE bones. Getting rid of clutter and excess in all areas of life has helped out, too.
Hope that helps.
My computer is a disaster area. The only thing I have going for me is that it's all contained in the cute little tower and i can clean it at my leisure... given that I don't need something that I can't find before then I used to be that way when I had a PC.. now that I have a Mac it seems a little bit better because the way the OS is laid out. I have folders for everything and separate business and personal stuff.. I'm pretty good about keeping my computer organized, now my bookmarks is another story. I have separate folders for things... but I tend to let new bookmarks pile up for awhile and then I'll have to go in and put them where they belong, only to forever forget they're there because they're not in plain sight anymore.