I’m presently preparing a presentation for a conference that will be held in May. I’ve placed a large piece of chart paper on my wall and have begun attaching Post-It Notes, on which I’ve written points that I intend to make during my presentation. Later, I’ll move and re-group these small points into larger groups that represent larger concepts. As I wrote and re-grouped, I became more aware of how easy the Post-It Notes made this process. I also began to think how indispensable these little colored pieces of paper have become to my productivity. Here is a few ways that I’ve been using them:
- Planning points and sub-points in presentations
- Bookmarks
- Posting goals on my bathroom mirror so I’ll see them everyday
- Creating seating charts on clipboards
- Scheduling teachers and classes
- Masking off completed areas of paper forms before copying to create a new “master”
- Labeling desk areas for sorting stacks of paper (File, Action, Refer, Trash, etc.)
- Writing Hall Passes that stick to clothing
- Leaving notes on doors of parents whom I’ve missed during home visits
- Writing next actions on the paperwork that constitutes my current project so I don’t have to start all over or try to remember where I was.
These ubiquitous small yellow, blue, and pink papers have become essential in my daily professional life. What “tool” has become essential in your professional life?
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