Articles tagged with social-organizing

Sometimes you just need company

15 August 2011 | Comments [0] »

Some people just can’t organize alone. For those folks, organizing and decluttering are jobs that require company. I see it all the time with my clients. No matter how motivated or well-intentioned they are, they just don’t continue the work between my visits. It’s not that they’re lazy. They just can’t bring themselves to do it. But when I’m there, they’re focused and diligent and we get a lot done.

Tagged with: body doubling, focus, judith kolberg, social organizing

Sometimes you can't do it alone

21 January 2009 | Comments [2] »

Organizing is an activity that many people find difficult to do on their own. In the study of chronic disorganization, it is recognized that a chronically disorganized client needs to work with others. It’s called “social organizing.” Indeed, some clients simply can’t go through the process of sorting and weeding and organizing if they’re by themselves.

Tagged with: body doubling, chronic disorganization, focus, judith kolberg, social organizing