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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| One Thing at a Time | |
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| Things Don't Move Themselves | |
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| Breathe, Don't Run | |
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| De-Clutter Your Body | |
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| Carry a Clipboard | |
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| Post Checklists of Routine Tasks | |
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| Roll Back Your Sleep Schedule by Half an Hour | |
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| Stop Perfecting, Start Bettering | |
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| Make Your Bed Every Day | |
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| Open the Windows | |
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| Make a List of Minitasks | |
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| Stem the Paper Inflow | |
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| Alphabetize | |
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| Speed Up Your Heart | |
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| Designate an Errand Day | |
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| That Was Then, This is Now | |
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| Get a Rolodex | |
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| Keep the Clothes Moving On | |
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| Throw Away Coupons | |
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| Make a Home for Instructions and Warranties | |
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| Look What I Just Did | |
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| Declare a Fix-It Day | |
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| Write It Down | |
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| Sweep and Vacuum at Least Once a Week | |
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| Choose While You're Still in the Store | |
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| Let the Phone Ring | |
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| Practice the Art of Systematic Scanning | |
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| Put Up Pictures Now | |
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| Do a Loose-Paper Hunt | |
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| Rate Your Memorabilia | |
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| Keep a Phone Log | |
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| Find a Clutter Mate | |
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| How Does It Feel to be Active? | |
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| Divide and Subdivide | |
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| Purge Deep Storage Areas First | |
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| Use Pleasures as Rewards, Not as Escapes | |
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| Make Use of the Snowball Effect | |
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| Is It Worth It? | |
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| Break the Clipping Habit | |
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| Get a Great Letter Opener | |
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| Move from Quantity to Quality | |
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| Keep the Dishes Moving on | |
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| Do a Trash Scan | |
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| Look Inside | |
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| Make a "To Sort" Basket | |
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| One Type of Thing, One Home | |
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| Assess Your Information Needs | |
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| Post Reminders | |
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| Plan Your Wardrobe | |
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| Break the Tactile Connection | |
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| Say Anything But "Yes" | |
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| Label It So You Can Read It | |
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| Tuck It In | |
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| Make a Share List | |
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| It's Just a Problem | |
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| Make a Container Stash | |
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| On Task or off Task? | |
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| Use Binders and Plastic Sleeves | |
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| Keep the Papers Moving on | |
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| Put Up a Pegboard | |
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| Put Things Back Even When you're Rushed | |
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| Clean-Up Time! | |
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| Plan a Dinner Party Three Months from Now | |
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| Store It where you use It | |
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| What Do I Really Need? | |
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| Do It the Easy Way | |
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| Keep the Books Moving on | |
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| Make a Home for Office Supplies | |
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| Use Bright Colors | |
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| Look Up | |
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| Keep the Magazines and Catalogs Moving on | |
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| Put a Trash Container in Every Room | |
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| Make A Pet-Care Place | |
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| Purge your Toiletries | |
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| Don't Pile, Containerize | |
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| Catch People Being Good | |
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| Square the Corners | |
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| Schedule a Regular Reading Time | |
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| Purge and Organize your Pharmaceuticals | |
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| Rethink your Photo Habits | |
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| Set Numerical Limits | |
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| Say what you want--the very Best way | |
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| Set a Timer | |
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| It's Just A Glitch | |
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| Everything has Its Price | |
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| When will I Start Again? | |
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| Practice Toy-Population Planning | |
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| Put Inactive Files in Storage | |
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| Take a Walk Around the Outside of your House | |
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| Do a Ready-to-go Scan | |
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| Piggyback your Habits | |
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| I Deserve the Best | |
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| Gather Supplies Ahead of Time | |
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| Leave It Neater than you Found It | |
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| Shed some Light on the Subject | |
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| Set Up Recycle Stations | |
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| Lay Things out the Night before | |
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| Am I Comfortable? | |
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| How much Noise do I Need? | |
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| Chart Your Progress at Living Clutter-Free | |
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| Resources for Help with Organizing | |
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| Bibliography | |