In case you're just tuning in, I do not have ADD. My partner Jen does, but I don't. So by default, I'm more inclined to keep things neat and organized, stay on top of paperwork, and all those tasks that fall under what I like to call "life admin". And since I'm also Jen's business partner, I get all the business admin, too.
But even though I'm ADD-free, I'm not superhuman. I get behind on boring tasks, I procrastinate, and worst of all, I make piles. When I joined AMG full time in July, I was supposed to organize and systematize everything. I was going to turn this place into a well-oiled machine.
But I fell into a clutter trap. I started making piles of papers which I labeled (literally) "To Be Filed", "To Do", "Pending", etc. Completely arbitrary names for random piles that kept accumulating behind my back. I added "deal with piles" to my to-do list to no avail. They sat there for 3 months.
When the dog started napping on my piles, I realized I needed help. And then I smacked myself in the head, because Jen's Kiss Your Clutter Goodbye toolkit was literally right in front of me the whole time. I had spent hours editing the audio CD, so I knew it inside out, but I didn't think to apply her methods to my own clutter.
So I revisited Kiss Your Clutter Goodbye and finally got through my piles. I can proudly say now that every single piece of paper is either filed or shredded. Not only that, but I'm following the strategy for keeping the piles from coming back.
Don't you love when the solution to a problem is right under your nose?
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