Reorganizing Your Life

I’ve been away from the blogosphere!!! But hopefully i’m back now after a tough last few months.

It has taken me many years to realize that I have to constantly try to reorganize my life. Everytime I clean up my room, I end up doing it again two months later. Things Change. University’s been going great in itself and i’ve been super busy (PS. UBC Finance Club has their member social next week) but there’s more than just my education that i’m learning about including life and myself.

I think the key to really vamping/organizing your life up to where you want it to be involves being adaptable to changes and consistent. I noticed that some of the  most organized people at university have developed habits, like using a clipboard to take notes then organizing them into binder when they get home, that builds this ongoing cycle of keeping things in shape. The clipboard thing works wonders because you don’t have to carry around big binders (i’m sure everyone who has come to UBC so far realizes that heavy backpacks are not pleasant) and it also sets you up to review your notes when you get home. After 2 years of telling myself to do it, i’ve finally started. And it feels great!

In organizing your life, one might really want to be on top of things. This includes knowing when things need to be done, how to manage priorities, and effectively getting things done. I found that using Google Calendar really helped for me and i’ve been obsessed with using it, including for scheduling with other friends who have shared their calendars with me. However, this comes back to my idea of being adaptable to changes. Being organized doesn’t mean you fill up every second of your schedule with something you need to be doing. Doing this would take the spontaneity out of your life. A lot of us don’t like spontaneity, but being open to changes and being able to go along with them positively is a great life skill.

Last but not least, my friend mentioned a great point about studying awhile back. Studying isn’t necessarily meant to be fun, don’t force it to be when it’s not. When you set out time to focus, focus on studying. When you set out time to be with friends/family/doing other things, focus on that. Managing these priorities will really help you relieve stress and be the organized person you might want to be.

With that being said, a little mess isn’t always so bad.