About Smooth Organizing"Smooth Organizing" is the state in which you've gone through the rough seas of clutter and disorganization, when the process of being organized is smooth sailing... easy, enjoyable, and rewarding. This site approaches organization as a way to "truly own" the things in your life. There are only a few things in our lives that we can control, but having control over those few things is extermely empowering. SmoothOrganizing.com is about goal-oriented organizing, emotional validation, and clear communication. Goal-Oriented Organizing: Smooth Organizing is about goal-oriented organizing. Not just goals for each project, but goals for the process of organization, itself. The goal, in attempting to get organized, is to make organizing a part of you. Things are only difficult until they become easy. Once organizing becomes second nature, it will feel as though the elements are on your side... thus, Smooth Organizing. Issues don't phase you. You can't be bothered. Smooth Organizing maintains this goal-oriented direction throughout the site, but also maintains that the goals should come from a sincere place inside you. The goals should not be imposed on you from an outside force - be it businesses, social norms, or peer/parental pressure. Smooth Organizing seeks for true organization - not chores and drudgery. Make sure you are organizing out of your own volition and free will. The goal for this website is two-fold: help people experience the pure joy of "owning" your environment (which I define as your time and space), and to make enough money so I can do this full-time. Emotional Validation: You may notice that the tone of this website borders on self-help. This is true, it does. I feel organization is the best place to start "self-helping" yourself. I believe in organization because it is practical, tangible, concrete, and actionable - even organizing your mind is practically applicable. Organizing isn't a process that will drain you. With the correct intentions, it can empower you beyond belief. I believe that our emotional associations to things in our life are powerful. You have power over your emotions and if you make it a point to acknowledge your accomplishments and feel the benefits in everyday life, you'll build a huge reservior of emotional support - within yourself! I believe this is crucial for maintaining organization and making organizing a part of who you are. Clear Communication: The goal of the site, through each and every article, is to clearly communicate the process of organizing. Smooth Organizing doesn't give you the facts. It gives you a way to approach the facts. Teaching you how to fish, rather than giving you fish. Smooth Organizing promotes one process to be utilized in all situations:
Most resources for organizing give you a list of steps, but I like keeping the big picture, the goal, in my mind throughout any project. If you get the hang of this organizing process, needless to say, you'll be Smooth Organizing. Check out the articles. Stay as long as you like.
The site is currently broken into 3 main sections (with 2 more sections to come):
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