Comments on: Job Search vs. Organize Your Files

By: Paul S

Paul S — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:08:48 +0000

The premise of this article is right on. However at the outset I thought it was going to implore me to organize my files (I guess I should have looked at the vs. in the title and understood where it was going). However, if you could see my files and my desk, I suspect you would accept that organizing my desk and files would be a productive and worthwhile activity. I appreciated Jason’s clarification that he was organizing already adequately organized files. I would morph Julie’s comment to say for myself that I don’t necessarily procrastinate more in messy spaces, but rather importantly that I am less effective at most things when my workspace is poorly organized. Just the amount of time I spend looking for lost and buried things would be valuable to recover. But rest assured, like yesterday and the day before, I am not bring impeccable organization to my desk and files today Actually, maybe today I will try to spend some time making a dent (having made the above admission to myself) and also complete a “stretch” objective in my job search as Dave K. mentioned

By: Dave Kaiser

Dave Kaiser — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:01:30 +0000

I would take it one step further, I like to do one thing every day that really stretches me, even scares me, that either advances my agenda or brings me fun. Much more rewarding that “filing” all day, which looks producive but amounts to nothing.

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:29:26 +0000

You’re cracking me up Julie… I know how busy and productive you are… so yes, definitely, go organize. I should have written “I was organizing my organized files” :p

By: Julie Walraven | Resume Services

Julie Walraven | Resume Services — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:12:27 +0000

In principle, Jason, I agree with you. However, how about we compromise and today, I do both… the nagging thing and organize my files… because I think better in organized space and I procrastinate more in messy spaces.