Your Desk Can Make You More Productive
Not my desk, not my mess. (Photo credit: Jim Carson)
When my desk is messy I feel out of sorts. It’s amazing how a clean desk can lift your mood. I pride myself on being super organized and having it pretty much together but sometimes my desk falls through the cracks. I get lots of mail and lots and lots of magazines (which I love!) — but sometime’s it’s overwhelming.
I’ve had a feng shui expert write about how positioning things on your desk could make you more productive in the past. But there are some other things you should consider like clutter, light, size and monitors. Here’s a look at those things from TheNextWeb.com called “How to arrange your desk for maximum productivity.” How does your desk look?
App Makes Paybacks Quicker
Money (Photo credit: 401(K) 2013)
I’m all about making life easier and that’s why I have to share this new app with you. It’s called Venmo and it’s basically a way to pay back all your debts to your friends instantly.
Say you are out to dinner with your friend and the restaurant only accepts cash (ugh -you should have done your homework before hand and skipped this place!). Your friend only has credit cards so you kindly pick up the tab because you have cash. Now she owes you.
This scenario has happened to me time and time again and depending on the friend has either been an quick repayment or one that I’m waiting weeks to receive. Enter Venmo…the instant way to pay people back. Think of it as PayPal with your iPhone.
Make an account and link your bank account (don’t worry, it’s safe) and connect with other friends who also have accounts through Venmo. Now pay them back and get payments instantly. It’s really that simple. I tried it out recently and it works perfectly. It’s a good system for group payments too. Check it out and let me know what you think!
Fill Your To-Do List With Fun
The “real” to-do list in this photo inspired me and I wanted to share it with you. Check it out — it lists things that you should really have on your to-do list — like:
- Sing
- Smile at strangers
- Eat ice cream
- Laugh
I’m all for a list that looks like this one! It’s much more fun than one goes on and on about responsibilities and tasks. But both are equally important. So how about for every task related to-do you add to your list — you also add a fun one? I’m going to try it today.