1 write things down we all know someone that remembers every birthday and sends cards for every holiday it s not magic and they don t use memorization trying to remember things will not help you to stay organized you should try writing things down a pen and some paper is our way of remembering things externally and it s much more permanent you can also use a computer or a smart phone you will only further complicate your life by trying to contain important dates and reminders in your head write down everything shopping lists for groceries holiday gifts home decor and important dates like meetings and birthdays 2 make schedules and deadlines organized people don t waste time they recognize that keeping things organized goes hand in hand with staying productive they make and keep schedules for the day and week they make deadlines and set goals and most importantly they stick to them similarly by living a cluttered lifestyle you will not have the time or space to make your deadlines or achieve your goals 3 don t procrastinate the longer you wait to do something the more difficult it will be to get it done if you want your life to be less stressful and less demanding then organize as soon as you can putting in the effort to get things done as soon as possible will lift the weight off of you from doing it later 4 give everything a home it s easy to get lost if you don t have a home keeping your life organized means keeping your things in their proper places organized people keep order by storing things properly and by labeling storage spaces make easy to access storage spaces for things you use all the time and don t let your storage spaces get cluttered be creative about finding places for things in addition as a big no never label a storage space as miscellaneous 5 declutter regularly find time each week to organize highly organized people make sure they find time every week or more to organize their things stuff does not stay organized on its own it needs to be reorganized continuously and consistently 6 keep only what you need more stuff means more clutter people who live organized lives only keep what they need and what they really really want having fewer things also means that you enjoy those things more and feel better about using everything you own rather than letting half of what you own collect dust have you ever felt like you don t have the space to keep all the stuff you own instead of renting a storage unit or buying a larger home get rid of some things 7 know where to discard items do whatever you can to get rid of stuff less stuff means less clutter donate to thrift stores sell on gumtree take a trip to the recycling center set up a garage sale find a place to get rid of your things 8 stay away from bargains you have removed the things you don t need will you replace them when you see something on sale instead of bargain shopping without planning ahead write down exactly what you need and buy only those items organized people do not give in to false advertising items on sale will only produce more clutter 9 delegate responsibilities a really organized life is not overfilled with responsibilities meetings and deadlines in fact it has less because things that create stress have been slowly organized out 10 work hard put in a little effort actually put in a lot of effort when necessary once you have delegated responsibilities and made a schedule then you can organize what you have to do and when you can do it staying organized is not all a breeze it requires that you work hard with recognition that when you work harder you can enjoy your clutter free home life later article courtesy of lifehacks org