LibGuides: Get Organized 101: Doodle, draw, and to-do list your way to success!

Upcoming Events

Bullet Journal Monthly Check-ins
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - last Wednesday of every month

Drop by the Library first-floor lounge to prep your Bullet Journal for the upcoming month with Debbie and Jennifer! Let us be your accountabilibuddies while we work on migration. Monthly log stickers and other journaling supplies will be provided.

September 24
October 29
November 26
December check-in TBD
January 28
February 25
March 25
April 29

If you need disability related accommodations, including parking, to make these events accessible, please contact the Center for Accessibility Resources, 651.793.1549 or Accessibility.Resources@metrostate.edu.

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Other Productivity Methods

The Pomodoro Technique by Francesco. Cirillo
Francesco Cirillo developed his famed system for improving productivity as a college student thirty years ago. Using a kitchen timer shaped like a pomodoro (Italian for tomato), Cirillo divided the time he spent working on a project into 25-minute intervals, with 5-minute breaks in between, in order to get more done, without interruptions.
Getting Things Done by David Allen
Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen's Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. "GTD" is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots.
Actionable Gamification by Yu-kai Chou
Gamification Pioneer Yu-kai Chou takes reader on a journey to learn his twelve years of obsessive research in creating the Octalysis Framework, and how to apply the framework to create engaging and successful experiences in their product, workplace, marketing, and personal lives.
Do the Hard Things First by Scott Allan
Are you living in chaos because you constantly put off critical tasks until the last minute? Do you feel disorganized both at home and at work? Do you experience feelings of anxiety, frustration, and helplessness with all your incomplete projects? If so, it's time to beat analysis paralysis, boost productivity, and implement a proven system to enhance self-discipline. You will learn to defeat procrastination and eliminate negative self-talk so you can end the chaos of task avoidance.