Books Calendars Ergonomics Handbook 
Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 30, 2010
The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen. My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. My mother has never owned a PDA and only in the past year (at 80) started using a computer.
Ian's Messy Desk
MAY 3, 2010
Or once-a-month, spring for dessert treats in honor of those celebrating birthdays in that calendar month. I learnt this from Dale Carnegies book “How to win friends and influence people&#. For group or departmental appreciations, consider a “Leave Work 30 Minutes Early Next Friday&# reward.
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Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 16, 2010
A calendar is the easiest place to track such a list. Comment by Rhonda on May 14, 2008 @ 7:32 pm David, thanks for heads-up on the book. Regular tasks can occur on a monthly cycle: e.g., paying bills. You can create date-based lists that will remind you to complete task which are regular, but not frequent. I have loads of them.
Ian's Messy Desk
JULY 28, 2010
Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. I recommend a book called “Organizing for your brain type&# (ISBN: 0312339771), which offers suggestions for the different ways in which many people think. To be more productive, allocate 15 minutes each week.
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