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Home Office Chaos

Ah, the home office. Part personal space, part business space, part catch-all for any piece of paper in your home—it’s a place that’s probably in desperate need of some organizing. Thankfully, the organizing gurus have come up with some tips for making an efficient home office.
 

  • Divide personal and professional items. Keep two filing boxes or cabinets—one for you and one for work. Never the two shall meet.
  • Clean your desk. Remove any extra papers, knick-knacks, supplies, etc. and you’ll double or triple your workspace. (Don’t cut corners—put those items where they belong!)
  • Get good lighting. Make sure you can actually see what you’re doing in your office, and you’re more likely to get work done.
  • When in doubt, mount. You have a lot of space on your walls that you could hang up shelving, corkboards, cabinets, etc. Using these storage devices also leaves you with more floor space to move about.

 
Once your office is free of clutter, you might actually get some work done! [CNN.com]

Posted: 4/22/08