I'm rather better now... deskwise, at least...

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	• It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys: The Seven Step Path to Becoming Truly Organized Marilyn Paul Viking Adult, 2002 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Truly life changing....if you are ready.

This book will remain on my permanent bookshelf...it is a treasure. Took me 1 month to finish as I completed nearly all of the exercises that are placed throughout the book. Even as I worked through the book I always looked forward to the next chapter...which is rare for me. I would strongly recommend this book if you are looking for guidance to truly learn about yourself and WHY you do those things that you do. If you are looking for a list of quick organizing tips then this is not the book for you.

Wow!!!!

This is the *best* organization book I have ever came across. I litterately felt like I was sitting in a shrinks office (and it was much cheaper too!). I had so many "ah ha!" moments reading this book and I couldn't put it down. This is one that I will keep on my shelf forever!

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I'm rather better now... deskwise, at least...

So far, this is the only book that has made a serious dent in my disorganization. My desk at work has been cleaned off and organized for months on end now, since around June 2007.

Unfortunately, I still have a strong tendency towards lateness, and my entire apartment is still a wreck, but this amazing desk progress is really something.

I learned some cleaning and organizing techniques from Clean Sweep, Julie Morgenstern and David Allen's Getting Things Done, but this book somehow got me to apply what I knew from those other sources. Some of the more extremely hippy dippy stuff is over the top, but some of it hits home. I'll be rereading this book soon, for a second pass at the problem.

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Holistic approach to organization

Drawing on the four areas of development (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual), the author focuses on WHY people are unorganized. The book is not as focused on practical steps to become organized, but does give an excellent overview on the path towards understanding. If you want a more specific, skills-based approach, this isn't the book for you. On the other hand, if you want to learn why you're not organized (in ANY area of your life, not just housework!), then this is a good tool.

Tremendously Helpful

This book helped me tremendously when it came to organization - something I don't have a natural knack for. I learned that it takes very small changes to make a big difference and I have felt an inner calm since implementing some of the advice this book gives - like taking the extra ten seconds to think about it as you set your keys down, making a conscious effort to giving everything a home to avoid clutter, and sorting through little piles of mail and papers before they become overwhelming nightmares. Also just taking it step by step and not expecting magical changes overnight. I highly recommend this to anyone who struggles with procrastination; anyone looking to learn the advantages of delayed gratification...and a more organized mentality over all.

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Has it gone beyond being a little messy, running late now and then? At a specific point, a certain amount of untidiness turns into a swamp of disorder that leaves its victims feeling trapped, convinced that they are betraying their own values by floundering in chaos. Now management consultant and meditation practitioner Marilyn Byfield Paul shows how disorganization is actually a great gift that can launch you on a path to deeper personal discovery-after which you will be able to find your keys in the morning.

In It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys, Paul combines the cutting-edge systems-change theory she employs as a management consultant with a profound spiritual understanding that springs from years of practicing meditation. Habits and belief are strong, she writes, and change requires a new understanding of what motivates you and what you genuinely value. The seven-step path guides readers on the daily journey toward consistently acting on those values and motivations to find peace, satisfaction, and order. She offers highly practical how-tos (dealing with your inbox, for example) alongside exercises that focus on the psychological and spiritual components of creating lasting clarity and deep order.

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