Why Writing Everything Down Won’t Make You More Organised!

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The palest ink is more reliable than the most powerful memory - ‘Confucius’.

However, no point writing things down if you can’t find your notes! That used to be me, wasting time looking for that sticky note or scribble on paper or searching to see which note book had the information I needed in it.?

I’d had enough and was determined to be more organised.??I tried various planners and diaries and never found one that had big enough writing room to house all my to-do’s for my business, family and household etc.??

I finally found the ‘Bullet Journal Method’ where you use a blank book and draw up your own calendar, so if you need two pages for one day you could use it. I put an index at the back and loved it.??

Enter problems with bullet journal method:-??

·??????My book filled up too quickly and then?

·??????I had to copy out all the info in my index and?

·??????I had to rule up the pages for the next book –?

·??????VERY time consuming and annoying.?

So I made my own refillable ‘Ezy Planner’, that had everything for my business and personal life all in one.??I could have my index at the back which is ‘a life saver’ and a daily page with time hacks that worked perfectly to juggle a business, kids, household and many other things on my plate.?

The best thing, by having this ‘Ezy Planner’ means:-

·??????I don’t have to draw anything up

·??????I can add extra lined pages when and where ever I need them?

·??????My planner never runs out because it’s refillable

·??????No copying out anything to a new book EVER again.?

Switching Tasks Can Cost Up To 40% Of Your Time!

They say, every time you switch tasks you lose 6 to 20 minutes before you are fully engaged with the task at the same rate you were before the interruption.

A study by Professor David Meyer, director of the University of Michigan's Brain Cognition and Action Laboratory, concluded that even brief mental blocks created by shifting between tasks cost as much as 40 per cent of someone's productive time.

Fast forward, today if I’m focused on a particular task and something pops into my head, I can easily jot it down in my Ezy Planner and my brain can let it go, knowing that it will get taken of later. This means I don’t get interrupted and I can continue on with the task at hand.?

The old me would stop what I was doing and do the task, send the email, make the call etc. and I’d never get the important task done which was soooo frustrating.?

Goal Setting At Your Fingertips = Focus = Results

The other big bonus with the ‘Ezy Planner’ is that I can have my yearly, quarterly, monthly and weekly goals in the planner too, not in a separate book on my shelf or on my computer never to see the light of day again. GAME CHANGER – my goals at my fingertips and front of mind equal focus and results.?

If Your A Paper Person

If you’re a paper person that’s looking for an all in one refillable planner, diary, goal setter and note book and more - that’s been created by a ‘Time Management’ consultant, check out Ezy Planner now! https://ezyplanner.essentialsystemsolutions.com.au

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