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Stuff
Problems with stuff include having too much stuff, not having enough space to put the stuff, having the wrong stuff and having poorly arranged stuff. Generally we're talking about equipment and space. If you think your problem relates to equipment and space, you need to ask yourself what you're trying to accomplish in this area of your life and whether you're really equipped to do it. Any task or activity needs an adequate clear workspace, a comfortable area for the people involved to sit or stand, good lighting and the right equipment to get the job done. Imagine a chef trying to create a delicious meal with a rusty penknife, a badly wired microwave, a hunk of Velveeta and a bottle of expired salad dressing, all while standing outside in the rain. We all know that it can't be done, and yet we're often frustrated that we just can't seem to make ourselves work in a home office in a dank basement with a tiny desk, rickety, overstuffed file cabinet, hard folding chair and flickering overhead fluorescent light.

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About the Author:
Allison Van Norman runs Organizing Solutions, a San Francisco bay area business devoted to teaching people how to get organized. For more information, go to her Organizing Solutions web site,
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Goals
Be specific about your goals. If you want a new job, set your sites on the position you want, and give yourself a deadline. Specific goals make it possible for you to define clear steps that will be necessary for you to succeed. If you set goals that are too vague, you're much more likely to get off track.

Inspiration
"The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing." --Oscar Wilde

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If you have too much stuff, keep in mind that your possessions can be separated into what one of my readers classifies as friends, acquaintances and strangers. Friends are those possessions you like and use often, acquaintances are those that you use less often, and strangers are those that you don't like or use. Get rid of the strangers, and store the rest of the stuff by the real estate maxim: location, location, location.

Get those friends into prime real estate areas, i.e. the most easily accessed drawers, cupboards, shelves and closets.

Often our stuff just needs to be rearranged. Sometimes you think you hate a piece of furniture because it's not adequately serving your needs, and swapping it with a different piece of furniture in another room can solve your problem. If you hate your nightstand because it's too tiny and doesn't have enough surface space, and you hate the table next to the bathroom sink because it overwhelms your bathroom, you have a potential swap.

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Sincerely, Patrick Stoddard
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