Do you find yourself in shambles throughout the workday? Are deadlines impossible to meet? Is rummaging through your PC a task best left for treasure hunters?

If so, you need some serious organization to get your office life on track. Some of you may think this is an impossible task. It’s not. All you need is a little time and effort, and you can be as organized as you want. Of course, organization doesn’t just mean being neat and tidy. Organization covers just about anything that will keep your day-to-day needs and schedule on track.

TechRepublic Premium presents seven ways you can accomplish this seemingly impossible feat.

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4: Your deadlines

How many times have you waited until the very last minute to get everything done? More often than not? I like to trick myself with deadlines by setting up multiple alarms. If I have a really important deadline to meet, I will set up an alarm a week in advance. The next alarm will come two days prior, followed by the day before. If you don’t have that much time, you can adjust accordingly.

What’s important here is to avoid relying on mental alarms or notes. Get in the habit of scheduling these alarms and deadlines.

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