3.1. CREATING LEVERAGE3.1.1. SELLING YOUR HOME3.1.2. SOCIAL VISITORS AND GUESTS3.1.3. THE COSTS OF TIME, MONEY, STRESS AND PHYSICAL HASSLE3.1.4. ORGANIZATIONAL RULES3.1.4.1. PLAN HOW MUCH TIME YOU WANT TO INVEST3.1.4.2. PLAN WHEN3.1.4.3. PRIORITIZE3.1.4.4. DELEGATE3.1.5. PREPARE3.1.5.1. PREPARE A PLACE FOR DOCUMENTS AND PAPERWORK3.1.5.2. PREPARE A PLACE FOR TIME-RELATED PHYSICAL THINGS YOU NEED IN THE FUTURE3.1.5.3. A date-based filing system3.1.5.4. Use a pin board3.1.5.5. PREPARE A PLACE FOR GENERAL STORAGE ITEMS3.1.5.6. PREPARE A PLACE FOR UNREAD GENERAK INFORMATION3.1.5.7. PREPARE YOUR PERSONAL 'SEMI-AUTOMATIC DISPOSAL SYSTEM (SAD)'3.1.6. IMPLEMENTATION3.1.6.1. FOLLOW YOUR PLAN3.1.6.2. REMEMBER, A BIT AT A TIME ONLY3.1.6.3. PERSEVERE3.1.6.4. MAINTAIN3.1.7. COMMON ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS3.1.7.1. WHAT IF THE ITEMS I WANT TO KEEP ARE TOO BIG OR BULKY FOR THE FILE OR STORAGE SYSTEM I HAVE?3.1.7.2. IT'S EASY TO KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACTIONED, BUT HOW DO I DECIDE WHAT TO 'STORE' AND WHAT TO 'DUMP'?3.1.7.3. IF I COME ACROSS ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ACTIONED AND DEALT WITH, DO I DEAL WITH THEM THEN OR LATER?3.2. TIME MASTER ORGANIZATIONAL TIPS3.2.1. MAKE SURE THE TIME SPENT ORGANIZING IS PROPORTIONATE TO THE BENEFIT3.2.2. ONLY TAKE TELEPHONE NUMBERS DOWN ONCE3.2.3. GIVE EVERY PIECE OF PAPER THE 'ONCE ONLY SAD' TREATMENT3.2.4. HAVE A GENERAL NOTES SECTION ON YOUR COMPUTER3.2.5. CREATE A REMINDER SYSTEM3.2.5.1. Immediacy3.2.5.2. Visibility3.2.5.3. Write it down3.2.6. IMPROVE YOUR HANDWRITING3.2.7. PUT BACK WHAT YOU TAKE OUT3.2.8. START WITH AND KEEP YOUR DESK OR WORK SPACE CLEAR3.2.9. FOCUS ON THE JOB IN HAND FIRST3.2.10. ORGANIZE WHAT IS ON YOUR COMPUTER3.2.11. BACK-UP