The Productive Pixie

How to Prepare for a New Semester: 9 Things to Do Before Heading Back to Campus?

1. Organize Your LaptopI'm studying marketing, which means I do homework on my computer a lot! In fact, besides taking notes and reading textbooks, everything is done online.If my laptop is a mess, doing my homework is way harder than it needs to be!This reminds me of the time I turned in a blank Excel spreadsheet because I didn't realize I hadn't turned on autosave, or I turned in the wrong saved file.

What is a Personal System?

Personal systems (or life systems as I like to call them) are the building blocks of your life.

How to Organize Your Inbox: Initial Setup?

1. Set Up Email FoldersLooking at the thousands of emails you have in your inbox can be overwhelming!Start by identifying which emails are important. These are the emails you'll actually need to save so you have documentation or are from friends/family.After you decide which emails are the most important, what common themes do you see?Create folders in your email account for each of these common themes.

How to Organize Your Inbox: Daily Routine?

When I had loads of emails in my inbox, I'd delete and organize a few more emails than I got each day.Now when I open my inbox in the morning, I just go through all of my new emails and do one of the following options for each email.Emails that I need to revisit soon, I mark as unread as soon as I open them, so I go back to them the next time I open my inbox.Throughout the day, I repeat this process whenever I open.