BETA YOURSELF GET ORGANISED
The supercomputer in your pocket won’t only rob you of countless hours – it can also give some of them back. Craig Grannell offers tips on using tech to bring order to your life…
THE BASICS
■ Get a routine You need good habits and routines to stay organised, even when armed with tech. If you start using to-do or GTD (Get Things Done) apps like Things, go all-in rather than arbitrarily adding tasks. Deal with documents and emails swiftly. Just because digital doesn’t involve paper, that doesn’t mean there’s no mess.
■ Be consistent
Search engines can (in theory) rifle swiftly through countless documents and bring to the surface what you need. But searches are simpler if you file things properly in the first place. Do so with email and elsewhere, and ensure you give items keywords (including dates) that will help you find them later.