Mind Like a Macintosh (or How to Be an Organized Writer)

Mind Like a Macintosh (or How to Be an Organized Writer)

I hope that Windows users will not be offended at this, but indeed it was Macintosh invented by double clicking on the little folder to download files and documents. Before this creative breakthrough, maneuvering around the computer directories is (in my opinion) a nightmare. I was rarely in the right directory, and if by chance I had, I could not remember the names datoteke.Mac, on the other hand, it seemed so logical, so user friendly, and so organized. For me, it was and remains a metaphor for the writer must be able to quickly put her hands on exactly what she needs, when you need - whether you file, the account, a piece of paper with a phone number on it, business cards, letterhead, or a draft # 2 in what is now in its fifth incarnation.

I have ceased to be amazed at the customer očekivanja.Telefon rings, and occasionally the client actually identified. Usually, though, he just starts talking as if we were in the middle of the meeting, and he was only stopped to take a sip of coffee. "You know that the third paragraph?" he can say. "I think it needs some work. How about if we said that in this way?" He begins to ramble, or remodel or dictates.

In the meantime, unless you have a system that allows me to reach for the files as he said hello, grab a matching piece of paper, and come to the third paragraph about the same time he does I'm now lost in svemiru.Varijacija on this subject show that i sit on the computer, and no matter what i happen to be working at that time, I can instantly find and open a client file, project files, a document has been busily rewriting. Both are possible, of course, but my goal is to be able to do one or the other at lightning speed. When a client says, "You know that the third paragraph ...?" I want to be able to answer: "Yes, I'm looking at it right now." Now, it is organized!

Take a good hard look at your office. Is it organized? Can you find something, if you need it? It does not matter to find it in a split second. Can you find it at all? If not, why not? Is your file system is a mess, assuming you have a system? There are loads of things here, there and everywhere, things to do overstuffed box, a stack of filing never seem to get to, research that is so old that it is outdated, the file for the clients do not have more or publications that are out of print? In other words, have you buried in a sea of ​​useless paper?

by yourself or with help, can bring order to chaos. Here's what you do:

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- go through each piece of paper, and act on it, file it, read it, or resins

- go through each file folder, consolidate those that want to keep, and ruthlessly toss the rest. If you're really ambitious, you can recycle paper.

- rebuild or reorganize your filing system so it makes sense not only for you, but you dream of an imaginary secretary employment

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- clean up your desk and any other surface that was on it ... including the floor.

- Remove all of the work area that is not necessary for the operation, such as non-work related books, knickknacks, excess photographs and general disorder. Put things you use often in the hands of the hands.

- Arrange your current project files in alphabetical order, and put them close enough to grab the phone when it rings. View the content, so you know what is in each file without interference through it frantically.

- Put a long enough cable to the phone allow you to keep talking if you move away from the desk. Better yet, use a portable phone. Best of all, the headphones use batteries, so that your hands remain free.

- If you solve all these seem physically ill, hire a professional organizational expert. It is no exaggeration, it is an investment in your ability to function.
- Finally, make sure your "system", whatever that may be in order for you. It must be able to grow with you and your business.

Organizing your physical environment one step, second step is doing the same thing with computer okoliš.Temeljnih rules are much the same as those for your office.

- Ask yourself, what a mess your computer? What do not you? If you can not bear to part with something to back up. If you do not need a file or folder, delete it.

- Ask yourself, what a mess your computer? What do not you? If you can not bear to part with something to back up. If you do not need a file or folder, delete it.

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- Purchase a reputable client management software, enter the client or editor information, keep records up-to-date, and, before you make a call, review previous notes

pays for all this time and effort? Among the many obvious advantages of an orderly mind, computer, and the work area is the biggest benefit of all: when a client or editor calls and starts talking as if you had a file in your hand or on screen, you will need

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