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There’s so much to do, I don’t have time to look at my “to do” list!

Post It notes, “to do” lists, calendars, timetables, action plans, and so on.

Organising your work-load is a major job by itself!

So much to do, so little time. It’s natural that every now and then, you’ll feel it’s getting on top of you…

Even re-writing your “to do” list (or “lists”, in my case) takes more time than you have available, and the situation just gets worse and worse, until the weekend (or the Christmas/New Year holidays), when you have time to start working through the backlog.

But where to start?

Here are two tools to help you. Both FREE!

http://www.rememberthemilk.com/

Basic, free, “to do” list software. Create an account, then create as many lists as you want. Prioritise the jobs on your list by colour-coding them, delete the ones you’ve done, create new lists whenever you want. You can’t go wrong with this! (And if you’re REALLY old-fashioned, don’t worry! You can even print your lists!)

For over a year now, I’ve used this software for nearly all of my organising. I have an office, but it’s just a place to sit. The work is all in the cloud, accessible in equal manner from work or home.

Obviously you need to be constantly online, or this is not going to work for you, but with WIFI at school and WIFI at home, it’s not an issue for me.

And computerised “to do” lists save SO much re-writing!

http://www.xmind.net/

Got this idea from a business course I bought over the holidays: the guy recommended this software for organising your thoughts, and it really is great!

This “mind map” creation tool is a more visual alternative to list-making, but has the same effect: making you better organised! It’s the only thing I’ve found that has tempted me away from Remember The Milk, partly because it’s so easy to use, and partly because of the way it lets me put “angry face” emoticons next to the jobs that are really pissing me off!

So, feeling overwhelmed?

Then take some time out to think about HOW you organise your work.

Perhaps try one or both of these new tools.

Who knows? One or the other may change your working life!