NINE
NINE ONE
NINE ONE SEVEN SEVEN. >> WELCOME BACK. SO MANY OF US HAVE FOUND
OURSELVES CARVING OUT A HOME
OFFICE SPACE IN A BEDROOM
PANTRY OR IN MY CASE BASEMENT.
OFTENTIMES THE EXCESS CLUTTER
ALL AROUND CAN PLAY HAVOC WITH
OUR PRODUCTIVITY.
ORGANIZING EXPERT JANE STOLAR,
AUTHOR OF DE CLUTTERING FOR
DUMMIES GAVE ME A FEW TIPS
INCLUDING A COOL TIME CUBE TO
HELP KEEP ME FOCUSED.
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHEN I
LOOK DOWN AT MY DESK I CAN
THERE'S I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL
OF THIS IS.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY CLUTTER.
MAYBE YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME
HERE IN MY OFFICE.
AT THE FLOOR LEVEL THERE'S
BOXES OF THINGS THAT I'M NOT
EVEN SURE WHAT'S IN THOSE
BOXES.
AT THIS POINT THERE HAS TO BE A
BETTER WAY AND YOU HAVE THE
BETTER WAY.
RIGHT.
THOSE ARE BETTER WAYS.
CERTAINLY A BETTER WAY.
WHAT WOULD I DO?
OK, IF I'M GOING TO TACKLE THIS
PROBLEM HEAD ON, WHAT ARE THE
STEPS?
>> NOW MORE THAN EVER WE REALLY
NEED TO BE COGNIZANT BECAUSE
WE'RE WORKING FROM HOME PLUS
WE'RE ALSO LIVING IN IT.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERY DAY WE ARE
SURROUNDED BY THINGS THAT WE'RE
ACTUALLY USING NOW.
I ASKED YOU, JIM, WHAT DO YOU
USE EVERY SINGLE DAY?
YOU'VE PROBABLY NAMED FIVE
THINGS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S IN THOSE BOXES
BELOW SO I CHALLENGE EVERYBODY
WATCHING TO MAKE A LIST OF WHAT
THEY USE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THAT SHOULD BE WHAT'S AROUND
YOU IN YOUR OFFICE SPACE.
EVERYTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE
EVALUATED AND LIKELY GONE OK.
BUT I CAN'T THROW IT OUT
BECAUSE I MIGHT USE THIS THING
SOMEDAY.
IT'S A I THINK IT'S A TRIPOD.
I'M NOT SURE BUT IT WAS GIVEN
TO ME BY WORK PEOPLE AT WORK
AND I KNOW YOU'RE CANADIAN SO
YOU'LL APPRECIATE THIS.
I HAVE SOME CANADIAN FLIPPER'S
I GET RID OF THAT AND SLIPPERS
IN THE BOX BEHIND ME AND THEN
OH THIS THIS IS AN INSIDE JOKE
THAT MY BROTHER IN LAW AND I
HAVE HAD FOR 30 YEARS SENDING
BACK AND FORTH THROUGH EACH
OTHER.
>> SO THAT'S THERE TOO.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO THROW
THESE THINGS AWAY BUT I DO NEED
TO GET THEM AWAY.
RIGHT.
YES.
RIGHT. YES. >> IN MY BOOK DECLARING FOR
DUMMIES I TALK A LOT ABOUT LIKE
THOSE THINGS YOU HAVE ARE
SENTIMENTAL ITEMS.
YOU MIGHT NEVER USE THEM BUT
THEY BRING YOU JOY.
YOU KNOW THAT THAT PHENOMENON
LAST YEAR ABOUT SPARKING JOY.
IF YOU REALLY WANT LOOK AT THAT
CAN EVERY DAY PUT IT ON YOUR
DESK AND IT'LL BRING YOU JOY.
BUT IF NOT, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD
HAVE A BOX THAT LABELED
SENTIMENTAL AND MAYBE NOT EVEN
IN YOUR OFFICE SPACE BUT
DEPENDING ON WHERE IT IS
BECAUSE YOUR OFFICE YOU REALLY
WANT TO BE MENTALLY CLUTTERED.
SO TAKE THAT SENTIMENTAL ITEMS
.
THE CANDIDATE HAS PUT IT IN A
BOX AND LABEL IT SENTIMENTAL,
OK?
AND YOU'VE SUGGESTED I KNOW
STUFF LIKE THIS.
PAPERS AND LETTERS THAT I MIGHT
GET TO AND THINGS.
YEAH.
IT HAS TO GO TO RIGHT.
IT HAVE TO GO AND YOU DO HAVE
TO KEEP IMPORTANT THINGS SO I'M
NOT GET RID OF EVERYTHING I SAY
HAVE A FILING SYSTEM AND I'VE
SHOWN ONE THAT IS JUST LIKE A
FILING FOLDER YOU CAN KEEP ON
YOUR DESK BECAUSE NOT A LOT
OF US EVEN HAVE ALL THE STUFF
FOR OFFICES.
>> RIGHT.
SO WE'LL GET A SIMPLE PAPER
FILING FOLDER.
LABEL IT WITH THE IMPORTANT
THINGS EVERYTHING SHOULD GO.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT,
HAVE IT IN YOUR DESK FILING
SYSTEM TODAY MORE THAN EVER WE
ARE JUST BOMBARDED WITH STUFF
WITH DIGITAL CLUTTER, SOCIAL
MEDIA CLUTTER AND IT'S REALLY
AND OUR BRAINS CANNOT HANDLE IT
ALL SO MUCH NOW MORE THAN EVER
WE NEED TO GET OUR SPACE FIRST
ORGANIZED SO THAT WE CAN REALLY
START THAT MENTAL DAY
CLUTTERING PROCESS.
>> OK, SO BACK TO THE TIPS.
STEP ONE KEEP A MINIMALIST
SETUP ONLY WHAT YOU USE EVERY
DAY WHAT THE THINGS YOU NEED A
STEP TO GET RID OF THE CLUTTER
ESPECIALLY PAPER.
>> YOU WANT TO DIGITIZE THAT
STUFF RIGHT?
STEP THREE WOULD BE TIME
MANAGEMENT.
THEN RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE YOUR
SPACE A BIT CLUTTERED.
>> I ALWAYS SAY YOU NEED TO
STAY FOCUSED AND WE HAVE A
REALLY HARD TIME BECAUSE WE'RE
SO CLUTTERED.
I USE THE TIME CUBE TO STAY ON
TRACK SO I DON'T GET IT IF I
LET'S SAY I'M DOING MY EMAILS
FOR 30 MINUTES I DON'T DO MY
EMAILS ALL DAY.
I DO THEM FOR TWICE A DAY FOR
30 MINUTES I PUT THIS IN FRONT
OF ME.
IT'S BLINKING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THE
BLINKING ON AND COUNTING DOWN
BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I HAVE
THIS IN FRONT ME I STAY FOCUSED
AT THE TASK AT HAND.
I DON'T GET UP.
I DON'T CHECK FACEBOOK.
I DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE BUT
WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON AND THIS
HAS CHANGED MY LIFE AND ALL MY
CLIENTS USE THESE NOW THEY'RE
PHENOMENAL.
THAT'S SUCH A GREAT IDEA TO
JUST TO ALLOCATE TIME AND WITH
THAT CUBE IT MAKES IT REALLY
EASY.
IT'S FUN TO BUT IT'S EASY.
AND GIVE YOURSELF SHORTER TIME
THAN YOU THINK BECAUSE YOU WILL
ACTUALLY JUST GET IT DONE.
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS BLOCKING LIKE
OUR MEETINGS AND I'M LIKE NO,
I'M NOT COMING TO AN HOUR
MEETING YOU.
I CAN DO THIS IN THIRTY MINUTES
AND I JUST DON'T GIVE MY TIME
ANYMORE SO BE REALLY RUTHLESS
WITH THAT AND SAY YOU KNOW
WHAT, I'M GOING TO ONLY GIVE
MYSELF FIFTEEN MINUTES WITH THE
TIME ON AND YOU'LL BE SURPRISED
THAT YOU ACTUALLY GET IT DONE.
>> OK SO TIME TO THE TIME
MANAGEMENT THAT'S STEP NUMBER
THREE AND STEP FOR IS WHAT YOU
DO AT THE END OF THE DAY.
YES OR THE MOST IMPORTANT I
THINK FOR MAINTAINING SO YOUR
BUILD UP EVERY DAY AND THEN
WE'LL CONTINUE FOR THE REST
OF OUR LIVES.
SO WE NEED TO AT THE END EVERY
DAY JUST SIT DOWN, LOOK AT OUR
SURROUNDINGS, SPEND AT LEAST
FIVE, TEN MINUTES, YOU KNOW,
FILING, GETTING RID OF THINGS
ON OUR DESKTOPS, MAKING SURE WE
PUT IT UP IN THE TRASH AND EAT
IN BOXES EVERYTHING WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE WE SPEND A TEN MINUTE
DAY CLUTTER EVERYDAY.
SO DO YOU RECOMMEND DE
CLUTTERING DAILY?
I RECOMMEND DE CLUTTERING DAILY
IN ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE AND
I HAVE A DONATE BOX THAT I KEEP
IN MY HOME NOT FOR THE WHOLE
FAMILY.
>> YOU SEE THAT BOX YOU'RE LIKE
WELL YOU KNOW WHAT SOMEBODY
ELSE CAN USE IT.
SO EVERY DAY IF YOU'RE IN THE
KITCHEN ARE YOU NOT USING THAT
GADGET?
CAN SOMEBODY USE IT?
THE CLOSET THAT'S WHERE I KEEP
MY BOX IN YOUR OFFICE SO YOU
SHOULD BE DECLARING EVERY DAY
SO IT BECOMES A HABIT YOU DON'T
EVEN THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
>> AND WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR US
IN TERMS OUR MENTAL HEALTH LIKE
I MENTIONED MENTAL HEALTH AND
MENTAL CLUTTER IS KIND OF THE
NUMBER ONE REASON WHY WE CAN'T
STAY FOCUSED.
>> WE'RE OVERWHELMED TO START
TASKS WE DON'T EVEN WE DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START
SOMETIMES.
SO REALLY JUST THAT SIMPLE
DECLARING A FEW MINUTES A DAY
WILL REALLY HELP THAT MENTAL
CLARITY AND HELP THAT FOCUS AND
THAT'S WHAT I NEED MENTAL
CLARITY.
>> IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED
WHICH PLANTS WILL DISCOURAGE
DOGS FROM COMING INTO YOUR YARD
TO,