school is in session. Well, it is for me anyway. I know you may not be on a higher education

journey, but you are planning for or are in the midst of a shift in how you plan and spend

your time. I know this because you are an organized 365 podcast listener. Collectively,

we are all lifelong learners, pursuing the best version of ourselves and putting into action

the complete organization cycle. Over the next four years, I will share week by week

what I am continually decluttering to free up my time and space. How I am organizing my

days, my responsibilities, and my work both seen and unseen as I take captive every minute

at my discretion to increase my capacity and productivity and pursuit of a PhD in psychology,

so that I can have a seat at the academic table in the discussion of how we use our homes

and complete our housework and home organization tasks. Oh, there's the school bell. Let's

see what I learned this week. Last week, I told you how I've organized all of my due dates

for my classes in one single document that I've printed out and put on a clipboard. And

that is a very, very specific organizational strategy that may or may not apply to your

life and what you're doing. But what I want to share with you today is applicable for everyone.

First, before I go any further, I just want to thank you. I know that the audio quality

on these Monday podcasts are not as good as they are on all of the other organized 365 podcasts

because yeah, I'm driving like driving from the eye doctor appointment to the next appointment

because I literally do not have any more time in my schedule in order to record these podcasts,

but I do want to record these podcasts. And so that's just the limitation that we have. If I'm

going to record PhD podcasts, they're going to be recorded while I'm driving. Don't worry about

me driving. I'm using a handheld mic. So basically, it's like I'm holding a coffee in my hand

and I am paying attention to the road. Also, I will be doing a lot of driving in the next couple of

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