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De-clutter Your Brain in 3 Easy Steps

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Recently I listened to a wonderful book on productivity and getting your life and office in shape.  Getting Things Done by David Allen breaks down the art of stress-free productivity in a way that can apply to anyone’s situation.  All of the tasks that build up in our everyday lives can manifest into an endless and stressful list.  Unfortunately many of the little things can go … [Read more...] about De-clutter Your Brain in 3 Easy Steps

Give Your Studio Space A Makeover

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Clutter and chaos stifle creativity, but I think we as creatives tend to be pretty messy folk sometimes, huh? At least I am but clutter disrupts my inner peace, it silences my muse and depletes my motivation. Of course, we always try to tidy up, to put things in their proper place, but when you find yourself in a flurry of fantastic inspiration returning your scissors to their … [Read more...] about Give Your Studio Space A Makeover

My DAY-to-DAY scheduling strategy to get things done

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I’ve been trying for awhile to really figure out how best to schedule my days. Organization is my worst skill- I’m continually surrounded by piles, I have more unfinished projects than days left on the earth and I feel like I’m always trying to catch-up. I’m realizing that a large part of it is because- I don’t allow myself the time to get organized. I don’t make time for … [Read more...] about My DAY-to-DAY scheduling strategy to get things done

Blog Organization for Creative Businesses

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Many of you will have blogs that relate to your handmade and creative businesses. You know they can be a great marketing tool, and you know that you need to spend some time working on them. But I’m guessing that for at least some of you, there’s always that pull telling you that you should be creating or making and not blogging. There’s always something that needs doing when … [Read more...] about Blog Organization for Creative Businesses

How to motivate yourself when you work at home

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Working from home is one of the things most of my friends envy about me. But they’ve never put themselves in my situation and don’t know the downside of it. Today I can say, I love it very much and I’m working hard everyday to maintain this little advantage. I’m Nicoletta, an Italian graphic designer and I have a startup that I manage from my home in south London. I started my … [Read more...] about How to motivate yourself when you work at home