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Post its to the Rescue

10/11/2017

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By Cassandra Reverman

If you know me, in any sense, you know that my methods of organization are basically gibberish to anyone. I am a HUGE fan of keyboard slams when it comes to labeling. Most of my photo folders are labeled with keyboard slams. For example the engagement photos I did for a friend last year are labeled “adsflkbj.” ​
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Being hyper organized, in any sense, gives me anxiety. Just recently in journalism I was asked to reorganize the way I label the photos for sections and I about passed out at the thought. My heart started racing and I could see all the folders flying around in my head. It’s kind like that scene from Spongebob when he’s threw out the guy’s name from his memory. ​​
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I suppose this weird form of anxiety comes from me feeling that my creative flow is halted when being organized. I feel restricted and I don’t like feeling restricted. I understand where people are coming from when they choose to be super organized. I see how much easier it makes their life. People are always suggesting to me to use a planner or put everything on a calendar in my phone. But just seeing all that information all the time is incredibly overwhelming and freezes my creative flow. 
    Luckily though, I did find one method that seems to work fairly well. A fun fact about me is I LOVE color. Being able to choose the color to create something is the ultimate “YES” moment for me. Choosing a color defines what you’re trying to convey. Trying to sell your outfit for the day? Color coordinate it. (Or don’t. Same principle.) Working on a theme for your Twitter? Match the theme color with your profile and header photos. Designing a style guide for you client? Work with the colors that go along with your clients vision. SO.MUCH.FUN. 
    That being said, my method of choice for organization is Post-It notes. On a good, or a busy day, my life is filled with color coordinated Post-It notes. They’re not lined up in any special fashion. They’re posted all over my walls, my computer and my poor attempt to keep a planner going. Instead, they’re organized by color. I despise the yellow Post-It notes, so if something needs to be done ‘like yesterday’ or more likely ‘a week ago’ I write the item on a yellow Post-It note. Pink is for “ya got maybe two days, C”, green is for a “solid one to two weeks before it’s due”, orange is “get it down on paper” and blue is “relax, ya got a month. just think about how you can do this.” I organize it this way because once I finish as task, I get to rip off the Post-It, crumple it up and fail at throwing it in the trash can that’s sitting right by my feet. The faster I get the color I don’t like off my wall the better. And it’s incredibly satisfying to crumple up that little piece of paper and see a space free up.
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(Me attempting to organize my thoughts for senior project. The color coding wasn’t an option. All I had were blue post-it notes.)
    I hope you all try this sometime, and if you do, feel free to let me know how it works for you!
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8/21/2018 03:06:33 pm

Post-its are tremendously useful tools to enhance your organization skills whether you are trying to study or just making sure to sort out all your things. I, myself, as well am doing things like organizing things so that I would not get lost on the things that I am doing. I am a picky person and I want to assure myself that I can keep track of the things that I am doing. I can totally relate on the things that you said. I understand your anxiety on making and putting things in order and I guess that is how just it is.

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1/24/2019 11:14:12 pm

It’s hard to find knowledgeable people on this topic, but you sound like you know what you’re talking about! Thanks

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5/17/2019 09:01:58 pm

yes, my refrigerator is full of notes.

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