MAKING LIFE EASIER
Simple Systems to Manage Your Time, Things, Money, and Life

EXERCISES INDEX

Chapter One – UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATION

EXERCISE:  My Organizing Concerns

Chapter Two – SYSTEMS FOR DAILY LIFE

EXERCISE:  My Essential Systems

Chapter Three – UNDERSTANDING CLUTTER

EXERCISES: Belongings Priority Assessment
                      Item Homes

Chapter Four  – ORGANIZING YOUR SPACE

EXERCISE:  What Belongs Here?
                     What Belongs on My Desk?

Chapter Five – ORGANIZING ESSENTIAL ITEMS

EXERCISE: Information Systems Organizing Plan

Chapter Six – USING STORAGE WELL

EXERCISE: Optimizing My Storage

Chapter Seven – USING TIME WISELY

EXERCISES:   My Time Management Concerns
                        What Matters – Values and Priorities
                        What Do I Really Want – My Goals Plan
                        Getting What I Want – Objectives for Achieving Goals
                        Making It Real – Identifying Action Steps
                        Constant Progress – Implementation Plan
                        Overcoming Obstacles Plan

Chapter Eight – TIME MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS

Chapter Nine – SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING MONEY

EXERCISE:      Personal Budget

Chapter Ten – OVERCOMING BARRIERS

EXERCISES: Pain vs. Pleasure Analysis
                      Benefits Of Overcoming Procrastination
                      My Behavioral Engineering Plan
                      Carrots and Sticks Plan

Chapter Eleven – SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING CHANGE

Chapter Twelve – SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING CRISES

Chapter Thirteen – KEEPING YOUR GAINS

EXERCISES: My Daily Structure Plan
                      My Organizing Accomplishments