I’ve been trying to do one thing in my business and work life recently that I think has really, really helped my productivity.

It all centers around my desk.

Each night, before I go to bed or when I leave my desk for the night, I clean up.

I stack up my client work in one pile.

I stack my calendar and to-do list in another pile.

I take the dishes upstairs.

I put away anything else.

I even close all of the windows AND Outlook on my desktop.

Then, when I sit down in front of the computer in the morning, I have a space for work and productivity already created. Having a spot for everything is HUGE.

I also keep important, but not “have to be soon” task items on my keyboard drawer.

It’s worked for me, maybe it can work for you!