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So you've tried to get organized in the past and been marginally successful. Part of the reason might be that you were organizing in ways that didn't make sense to your brain. In Organizing for Your Brain Type, Lanna Nakone, M.A. provides quizzes to determine your brain style and your sensory preference in order to provide you with specific organizing solutions. She also addresses how people with different styles might share a more organized space.
Are you frustrated by your procrastination habit? Maybe it's time to read The Now Habit by Neil Fiore, Ph. D. He discusses the why and how of procrastination before giving specific strategies for overcoming it. Fiore doesn't suggest the "suck it up and do it now" approach. Instead he embraces the idea of providing "out-of-the-box" tactics to help people change from procrastinators into producers.
Whether it is keeping an item because you don't want to offend someone or saying "yes" to a task you have neither the desire nor the time to complete, being a people-pleaser affects the organizing process more than many people realize. The Disease to Please by Harriet B. Braiker is a comprehensive book for those who want to cure their people-pleasing ways. She sets the stage by covering people-pleasing mindsets, habits, and feelings. Braiker provides the tools to break people of the disease to please by outlining a detailed 21-day action plan.
If you feel Buried in Treasures , the book by the same title by David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, and Gail Steketee might prove useful. Subtitled as Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding , this book provides information, quizzes, and exercises to assist those who struggle with stuff accumulation. The authors address why people acquire and how to curb the tendency rather than simply methods for "getting rid of things". Fact Files for Family and Friends are inserted throughout the text to help those in close contact with the "saver".
If you want stress-free productivity, then David Allen's Getting Things Done might help you. Allen has a specific office organizing program that works well for people who are disciplined but haven't found the right system yet. Many of his techniques could be added to a current organizing system that needs refining.
Looking for other organizing books Janice recommends? Books about organizing your time Books about organizing your home space Books about organizing your workspace Books regarding the emotional and psychological aspects of organizing