Geting Organized in the Google Era 中

Today's world is fast-paced and information-saturated. To keep your head above water, you need an organizational system that will handle the endless stream of information that gets thrown at you, integrate the tasks you need to get done and allow you to focus on the challenges that will confront you every day. In other words, you need an organizational system that takes full advantage of available technology rather than one developed for bygone eras when paper to-do lists were all that were required.

Forget about looking for a one-size-fits-all organizational system-it doesn't exist. Instead, you have to develop your own system to meet all the unique twists and demands you face in your life and career. As you do that, there are 21 organizational principles that may provide some useful clues. These principles are worth considering because they are：

■Aligned with the way your brain actually works, as opposed to the way you wish your brain worked in an ideal world.

■Based around the concept of using technology in smart ways to help you get better organized.

■Realistic and scalable, that means they can handle the sheer volume of stuff that gets thrown at you every day.

Disorganization always causes stress. The way forward is to use these 21 Principles of Organization to develop a system that works for you. The more organized you can become, it stands to reason that you will feel more successful and ultimately less stressed.