Friday, January 23, 2009

How Blank Calendars Can Help You Organize Your Time

By Ferdinand Mekinsy

If you want to organize your busy life, an empty calendar may be your solution, with many shapes, it can help you keep track of vital events and things you need to do without the difficulties of a daily planner.

A blank calendar, nevertheless, can only be useful only if you put in some effort in maintaining it. For instance if you are among numerous people who are very good at originating projects and very bad at finishing them, your calendar's location is key to your success. It is not challenging to toss a calendar on the wall in and out of the entrances, to look at it only when a crucial date has already passed you. Computers and digital calendars have only contributed to this scourge, because it is extremely easy to forget that you even had a calendar on your hard drive.

Many solutions are there to the classic blank calendar issue. First, post reminders to yourself where you can view them. Beside your bathroom mirror is an ideal location, because it will be brought to mind first thing in the day,when you normally need to check if there is any event vital, you may have forgotten. Also the refrigerator is an ideal place to leave a calendar, because you will see it every time you open and close the fridge door. If you're the type of person who is bad at updating your calendar, leave a pen or pencil next to the calendar. Magnet pens are highly useful here, as you can just stick the magnet to the fridge and update your calendar anytime you are in the kitchen.

If you live in the digital realms, where your computer keeps track of everything for you, using a blank calendar program can help you stay organized. By emailing your own or work account with events that are forthcoming, you can stay on top of your busy schedule without having to trouble about what was on the calendar on the fridge if you were in too much of a rush to grab breakfast.

In either case, what you get out of a blank calendar is exactly what you put into it. If you are good about updating and checking it, these calendars can provide an priceless tool. If you aren't, it is a good professional habit to get into. This type of habit can help bolster your career, as it will assist you in gain a reputation of being trustworthy, reliable and on time.

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