8. Your Home Office Is Working Against You

You sit down to work, but before you can begin, you have to move things, hunt for a cable, find the information you need, or clear enough space to think. By the time you're ready to start, you've already lost time, focus, and maybe a little enthusiasm for the work itself. In this episode, I'm showing you how to reset your home office around your workflows, the things you use most often, and the way you want to feel while you work. We'll talk about organizing by function instead of space or shape, deciding what really needs to be within arm's reach, creating portable work kits when you share a space, and why a little clear space can make it much easier to get to the work you actually want to do. What You’ll Discover about How Your Home Office Is Working Against You: * Why an outdated home office can be a sign that your business has grown, not that you've failed to stay organized. * Why your workflow should determine how your home office is set up. * How function, frequency of use, and location can help you decide where things belong. * Why organizing by function can reduce friction and create more space for focused work. * How routines and designated homes for your tools can reduce the number of decisions you have to remake. * How to create portable work kits when your home office is actually a dining table, kitchen counter, or other shared space. * Why the things you use daily belong closest to you while less frequently used items can live farther away.  Resources: * Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Iq4NGMYUwMI * Subscribe to More than Organized for free on Substack: https://morethanorganized.substack.com/ Thank you so much for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast for real-life changes that add up - and a steady reminder that organizing doesn’t have to be this hard. Simple Enough is an organizing, productivity, and mindset podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and overthinkers, hosted by Certified Professional Organizer Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Follow for practical decluttering, time-management, decision-making, and money-mindset strategies to simplify your space, systems, life, and business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit morethanorganized.substack.com