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5 Ways to Gain Control of Your Home Office

On The Job

But while co-workers see you as the poster child of organization, you hide a dirty little secret: Your home office looks like a typhoon just hit. Files are scattered. Tax records are mixed in with recipes printed out sometime last year, and the dog has shredded the office chair fabric that is now held together with masking tape.

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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

Success

Since most companies don’t approve of siestas or desk naps, Loney recommends filling these two hours with menial tasks, such as scheduled status meetings, filling out timesheets or archiving old files. This article originally appeared in the November/December issue of SUCCESS Magazine. Don’t get mad. Just plan what you can around that.

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Podcast 127: Tidy vs. organized

Clutter Coach

A client hired me recently to help her organize her home office. We were on the same page with going through papers and filing. Then she took a plastic file envelope, the kind with a flap and an elastic band to keep it closed, and put all the folders into it and closed it up. Here’s an example. That’s better!

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12 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Digital Nomads

Allwork

Even if they won’t file their tax returns themselves, it’s useful to be able to digitize all receipts and costs so that they can keep track of what’s happened during the year. And in addition to access to over 3 million books, you also get to listen to unlimited audiobooks and read some magazines online, too. .

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Working From Home a Challenge

On The Job

But here is one thing I know for sure: As soon as my butt hits the chair in my home office, I will have visitors. For some reason, home offices often are an afterthought. You cannot look around too much when you’re working from home or you’ll notice the dishwasher that needs unloading or a new magazine you want to read.

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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 at 8:44 pm and is filed under Contractor , Employment , How to. THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » Q & A: Can You Give Me A Cost Example For A Small Home Office? Have a nice day! Said on October 16th, 2007 at 1:11 pm [.]

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