{"id":924,"date":"2023-11-30T00:43:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cos.p10.sol1.net\/uncategorized\/tips-to-get-your-work-life-organised-in-2020\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T00:43:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:43:56","slug":"get-your-work-life-organised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/cospedia\/get-your-work-life-organised","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Get Your Work Life Organised in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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After the Christmas break many of us are crazy busy at work, with no chance to “ease into” the new year. The <\/span>last minute<\/span> rush to get things done before Christmas can mean <\/span>you’ve<\/span> returned to work in the New Year greeted by the chaotic desk of last year. Paperwork\u00a0askew, last year\u2019s coffee cup (with the accompanying ring stain on the desk) and a plant in desperate need of water, certainly not an ideal situation for a productive start to the year. To help you ease in to 2024 and revive your workspace, <\/span>we\u2019ve<\/span> put together our top five tips for getting organised at <\/span>work.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Clean it Up <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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It\u2019s<\/span> amazing how much garbage can collect around our desks, and <\/span>we’re<\/span> not just talking coffee cups and lolly wrappers. Think boxes you thought you might use, old presentations and paperwork, full notebooks etc. <\/span>Don’t<\/span> take last <\/span>year’s<\/span> refuse into a fresh New Year. Throw out any rubbish around your desk, and have a dig around in your drawers, toss any wrappers, blunt scissors, dried\u00a0out highlighters and old pens (but make sure while <\/span>you’re<\/span> getting organised you remember to order new ones!).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

By keeping things clean and tidy <\/span>you\u2019ll<\/span> feel less cluttered mentally and as <\/span>an added bonus<\/span>, <\/span>you\u2019ll<\/span> easily be able to put your hands on the things you need. While <\/span>you\u2019re<\/span> at it, grab the spray or disinfectant wipes and give your desk a good clean. Once <\/span>you\u2019ve<\/span> put in the extra effort to give your desk a good clean and tidy why not vow to keep it up and make it a habit for the New Year?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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File and Label <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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While <\/span>we\u2019re<\/span> all living with less paper at work, <\/span>it\u2019s<\/span> inevitable that you have documents that will need to be organised. Keeping on top of your <\/span><\/span>filing<\/span><\/span><\/a> is a tricky one, we all know it needs to be done but <\/span>we\u2019re<\/span> often too busy to do it properly. Take a moment to catch up on filing so that you can start 2024 fresh. We all have our own, favourite method of filing, so choose yours and get going. One thing <\/span>you\u2019ll<\/span> definitely need<\/span> when filing is labels, take those few extra minutes to properly <\/span><\/span>label<\/span><\/span><\/a> your files, future you will thank <\/span>you.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Proper Drawer Organisation <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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It’s<\/span> one of the most useful, and <\/span>most commonly overlooked<\/span> desk accessories, and yet without one your top drawer would be in complete disarray. <\/span>It’s<\/span> the humble drawer organiser, a vital piece of equipment for getting organised and keeping your stationery bits and bobs in order and at easy reach. Handy dividers create designated spots for your essentials like <\/span><\/span>paperclips<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span><\/span>staples<\/span><\/span><\/a> and thumb tacks as well as <\/span><\/span>sticky notes<\/span><\/span><\/a> and your all-important <\/span>calculator.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Organise those Emails <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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When <\/span>you’re<\/span> done cleaning and clearing your physical surroundings <\/span>it’s<\/span> time to move on to your digital <\/span>work space<\/span>. Start with deleting junk and old unopened mail<\/span>.<\/span> H<\/span>ow good it will feel to see that anxiety-inducing number of emails going down! Next, <\/span>it\u2019s<\/span> time to get filing, anything you need to keep, file it away in an appropriately named file. Then… just <\/span>delete<\/span> the rest, <\/span>there\u2019s<\/span> no point going in to 2024 with old, no longer relevant emails from the past. In the words of a certain Disney Princess <\/span><\/span>“Let it go”<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reduce Distractions <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The modern office is full of distractions, constantly buzzing mobiles and chatty co-workers discussing what they did for New Years Eve are impossible to avoid, but there are some distractions you can take control of. Take a quick look around your desk, are there any tempting distractions that are detrimental to your productivity? Your mobile phone could be a culprit, as could any magazines you might have <\/span>lying<\/span> around.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Try keeping your phone on silent or tucked away in your bag or drawer to give you some uninterrupted <\/span>time and<\/span> tuck any magazines away in a drawer (or better yet, throw them in to the recycling).\u00a0 As for those chatty co-workers, try popping on some headphones and see if that keeps them away, headphones should let your co-workers know that <\/span>you\u2019re<\/span> focused and <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> want to be disturbed right now.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Start<\/span> 202<\/span>4<\/span> right\u00a0by getting organised and giving yourself\u00a0the best chance to stay focused, with all the right tools within easy reach. <\/span>You\u2019ll<\/span> save yourself a tonne of time and your productivity will soar, just what you need to shake off the inevitable back to work blues.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Getting organised for the year ahead is the best way to ensure that you have a productive and successful 2024. Let go of your chaotic desk of last year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":925,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[556,322,564,436,557,565,566,567,558,559],"class_list":["post-924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cospedia","category-productivity","tag-clean-desk","tag-ergonomic-desk","tag-getting-organised","tag-health","tag-how-to-clean-your-desk","tag-new-year-filing","tag-office-organisation","tag-organised-at-work","tag-organising-a-desk","tag-organising-office-desk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=924"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33636,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924\/revisions\/33636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}