Post-It Productivity
Posted: May 12th, 2009 | Author: matthew | Filed under: habits, how to, motivation, notes | Tags: personal productivity, productivity |
Color code Post-Its to help organize your life.
We all have ways of keeping ourselves organized and staying productive. Some of us keep a planner and keep nice detailed notes about what we have to get done. Others use Tasks in their email client of choice and keep track of what they do that way.
I’m the type that needs visual reminders in front of me or I’ll forget or leave notes lying around.
I have devised a method that I call Post-It Productivity that has helped me stay organized and give me a visual picture of what I have to do while giving certain items priority.
I know some people may disagree with the paper that I am using, but it keeps me organized and on task. At this point, I’d rather waste paper than time. 
I’m going to outline my method for staying productive using post-it notes.
Pretty Colors
I categorize my life using different colored Post-Its. I use lavender for any work-related action that needs to be taken care of. Green is used for any writing idea that I have. Blue represents personal projects that need to get done like getting a tire fixed, or organizing an outing for my son’s scout troop.
Power In Order
Now that the categories are defined by color I use a vertical ordering system that lends importance to the top of the list. I love the flexibility of this system as I can move things around if need be.
Power In Pulling
There’s no better feeling than crossing a to-do item off of your list! Well, that’s not entirely true. To be able to pull a completed item off of a wall and crumble it up or rip apart makes me feel ferociously accomplished!
Post-Its For Projects
I also use Post-Its to keep track of complex projects. If I am developing a new website there are hundreds of steps in doing so including purchasing a domain, setting up hosting, finalizing design, deciding on site structure, developing seo’ed content, etc.
How do you stay organized and make sure nothing falls through the cracks? I’d love to hear!
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