10 Ways to Quickly Tidy Your Home Office
Home offices have become a household necessity during the pandemic. The abrupt change over to the constant use of home offices came as a surprise this year and many of us have not had the time to organize properly. These ten organization ideas can be completed in piecemeal or all at once. Chipping away at home office organization will help you work better and happier. Enjoying the space, you work in can improve productivity and a peaceful mind.
1. Go Paperless
Most of the time the overwhelming clutter collected in a home office is an excess of paperwork. Taking some time to sort through what papers are necessary will be the bulk of the work. Making sure you are prioritizing digital document organization will ensure that your office does not continue to be overloaded with excessive papers.
2. Clean Out Your Pens
One of the easiest tips in this list is to toss out old pens! Go through your pencil holder and chuck the writing utensils that don’t work properly anymore.
3. Say Goodbye to the Knickknacks
While job related knickknacks and sentimental reminders can be a great way to stay positive at work, an overload of them is distracting clutter. Pinpoint the tchotchkes that mean the most to you and highlight them in intentional ways.
4. Set Up a Filing System
Whether you can handle a fancy filing system or simple drawer dividers, set up a simple filing system for extraneous paperwork.
5. Designate a Place for Current Papers
While setting up a well-organized filing system is the best way to keep track of your papers start easy. Collect your current day to day documents and consolidate them into one spot in your home office.
6. Update Your Technology
Start simple by making sure your computer is updated. Software updates are repetitive but important for our products to work properly. Getting rid of that little reminder on your computer will bring you peace of mind when your start your workday.
7. Grab a Recycling Bin
Keeping a recycling bin close to your desk is a great way to stay up on your organization goals. Anytime you are ready to discard a document the proper place for them to go will be within arm’s reach.
8. Clear Your Eyeline
If you spend the majority of your day staring at a pile of clutter or at a chaotic backdrop it could distract you from the task at hand. Making sure your eyeline is clear will allow your day to flow with less distraction.
9. Clear Off Your Desk
Clearing of your desk could be a great place to start when organizing your office. Take the blank slate you have created and only place things that are useful or bring you joy back on to the desk. Remove any clutter and take it to a designated place.
10. Organize your computer
Clearing off your digital desktop is just as important as your physical one. Take a moment to reassess the applications pinned to your desktop as well as your digital file organization.
I hope these tips will help you reach your home office organizing goals. With the months ahead filled with at home work its important to care for our spaces so they can care for us back.
