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Writing Assignment: The Writing Dumpster

12.30.2011 writing

Here is your final writing assignment of the year and the end of this round of writers’ workshop: clean up your writing life. I typically recommend that everyone use the final business day of the calendar year as Dumpster Day. It’s an excellent way to clear away the clutter and prepare one’s self for a [...]

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Dumpster Day Redux: Your Midyear Chance to Clear The Decks

07.20.2011 GTD

I typically recommend a “Dumpster Day” at the end of the year, perhaps on New Year’s Eve when there’s little productive work that can be done. But it’s also good to do one at midyear, when it’s hot (at least in most places in the US). Any excuse to lighten your load from the clutter [...]

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Happy Dumpster Day!

12.30.2010 Business

This might just be an excellent day to throw it all away. I’ve written about Dumpster Day before and I think it bears repeating: every now an then, at least once a year, you need to clear the decks, get rid of everything that’s not needed, and reset all of your systems, lists, and plans. [...]

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Dumpster Day - Your BIG Reset For Getting And Keeping Organized

11.10.2009 Business

One of the things I instituted at my last full-time job was an official Dumpster Day for the entire company. On New Year’s Eve we kept the office open, at least until the middle of the afternoon, but not much actual business was going on. So rather than waste the day, I arranged for big [...]

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The Monday Morning Clean Sweep

11.09.2009 GTD

One of the downfalls of any organizing system is the sense of frustration and failure that can accumulate over time. Doesn’t matter what approach you follow, even the one I try to keep in shape with - Getting Things Done (GTD). Over time, the uncollected tasks mentally pile up. There’s always something nagging you, but [...]

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