Optimizing your conference attendance requires more than comfortable shoes!
It’s conference time! I’m prepared with my digital organizing and productivity tools -are you?
How to get smart around goal setting
It’s time for New Year’s Resolutions. But not just any goal will do if you want to succeed.
The state of things at the end of 2023
Have you started your review of this year? How about your goal planning for 2024? Not me, not yet at least.
Who’s that girl?
Hey there! It’s April, again. You probably know that I’m the girl behind Ilios Digital Organizing, but is that all you know about me?
The First Step is Awareness
How many times have you fallen down an Internet rabbit hole? Or turned on your phone just to kill time while waiting? We all get caught up sometimes, and the first part of minimizing your digital use is figuring out how you actually use your time.
Starting With Digital Minimalism
We all want a more peaceful life. Less stress, less clutter. The minimalists out there say the way there is through less stuff and more intention. There are Instagram feeds and Facebook groups devoted to decluttering your kitchen, your closet, any part of your house. But in a world full of tech and information streams and social media, what does digital minimalism look like?
Why Inbox Zero Won’t Fix Your Email Problems
Too many people use Inbox Zero like a diet for your inbox. They focus on getting the result – zero emails – thinking this will solve all their email problems. But an inbox diet isn’t the answer to email management. Better habits are.
Empty Your Brain to Sleep Better
Have you ever woken up at 3 in the morning, frantically trying to remember if you sent that email you promised a client? Heart pounding and mind racing? Yeah, nobody likes that feeling. But imagine the peaceful dreams you could have if you knew everything was documented, prioritized, and waiting for you to tackle in the morning.
App Review: Microsoft To Do
Microsoft To Do is a to do list and task management app. It’s valuable in that it gives you one place to track all your responsibilities. An organized to do list keeps things manageable and you focused on what’s important. All that leads to greater peace of mind.
App Review: Sortd.
Sortd is a Google skin that you ‘lay over’ your existing Gmail or Google Workspace email. Instead of seeing your email in the traditional fashion, Sortd allows you to set up various columns to turn your emails into To Do’s.
Do you have a digital storage unit?
For those of us in the digital world, external hard drives and extra USB keys full of old documents equate to a packed storage unit. It might be time to review and weed, then purge the files you no longer need.
4 Things To Do Before 2021
There’s always a big push to get organized at the beginning of the new year – how many times have you put ‘get organized’ on your resolution list – but why not start now? Here are four things you can do now to start 2021 off on the right foot!
4 Things to Know About Protecting Your Documents
If you’ve been hanging around with me for any amount of time, you’ve heard me talk about the importance of backing up your documents. So what can you do to protect yourself? Here are four things to know when it comes to protecting your documents.
It’s 10 pm, do you know where your documents are?
One of the first steps in organizing is figuring out where everything lives. For some people, it’s an easy question to answer – all their documents live on their computer. But for others, the question is more complex.
4 Steps to Organized Files
Check out my Four Steps to Organized Files! All you need is 10 – 15 minutes a day to tackle all of your folders and files, and before you know it, you’re on your way to a better organized system that allows you to be more productive!
Computer Cleanup Challenge: Bookmarks
This week’s topic for the Computer Cleanup Challenge is: Bookmarks. Bookmarks are a great tool for cataloging important websites and revisiting information, but it’s important to update them and create an organizational system that works for you! Here’s how…
Computer Cleanup Challenge: Desktop Files and Downloads Folder
This week’s topic for f Computer Cleanup Challenge is: Desktop Files and Downloads Folder. These are the two most commonly used places for storing files on the go. The problem is… we don’t always declutter as we go. Here are some tips to stay organized on your desktop and in your downloads folder!
Computer Cleanup Challenge: Email
This week’s topic for f Computer Cleanup Challenge is: Email. Everyone’s favorite subject! ;) Read more about how to not only clean up your inbox, but keep it that way!
Computer Cleanup Challenge: Contacts
This week’s topic for our Computer Cleanup Challenge is: Contacts. Read more about some of my go-to pieces of advice for keeping your contacts organized and protected.
Download and Delete
A regular cleaning of this folder will help free up space on your computer, but it will also make it easier to find new things you download – saving you time!