Hello. My name is Adam, and I am essentially a complete slob.
Well, not a complete slob. I mean I shower and all that. But I'm disorganized, cluttered, etc. Some years ago I read a book called, "The Idiots Guide to Getting Organized," or something similar. There was a test in the book that was intended to identify different types of people vis-a-vis their organization "style."
My test results put me split between two categories. I am 50% what is called a "right angler" (I take things that are disorganized but make sure they are in neat piles stacked at right angles) and 50% what is called "Complete Slob" (I swear I am not making that up).
Read on if you so choose.
The end of that story? Before I could get to the part of the book where it told me how to fix it, I lost the book.
Anyway over the years I've read many more books, and made many more attempts to clean up my act a bit and get organized. Right now I'm reading David Allen's "Getting Things Done" and it sounds like the best system I've heard so far, and I'm going to go for it. Note that the "Getting Things Done" in the title of this group is being used generically, this isn't all about that specific system.
Obviously none of them have worked yet or I would have stopped reading books by now.... and I'm not blaming the systems either... I'm guessing it's all me.
One thing I've never had when I tried previously was any sort of support system. It was just me, trying to do things differently. So I am creating this group in case anyone else is in a similar situation. I view this as a place to discuss methods, share war stories, and get support for when it's all piling up and you just want to tear your hair out.
Alternately, it could be that I will post this diary, no one will read it, and then this group will sublimate after 6 months of inactivity or whatever happens. But, if at least a few people are interested, perhaps we can somehow help each other.
I briefly considered whether a topic like this had a place at dKos, since this isn't exactly, "Let's retake the house," talking. But then I realize that the times I've been on the top of my game as far as oganization and structure goes are the times I've been most productive in supporting the causes I believe in, and the times I'm most disorganized and stressed are the times that my committment and success in those areas slip. I imagine I am not alone in that regard (though I may be).
If you read my diary ten minutes ago, you already know I'm so disorganized I could barely figure out how to post this... so I have no idea what the blog admin of a group is supposed to do. Theoretically I can invite people or something... I can probably figure that out.
Any thoughts?