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| By Librarian by Day |
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been talking about organization and thinking a lot about it too. I even went to Ravelry and asked some of the people in the Designers forum how they stay organized. I’ve been mining Pinterest, and even came across this great graphic.
I wanted to share some of what I’ve learned:
- Ruth, of http://www.rockandpurl.com/, pointed out that “dormant projects” is much better than “rejected projects”.
- I really love RescueTime to keep me accountable about how much time I’m spending on “fun” things, and how much I’m spending on “work.”
- Stephannie of SunsetCat, pointed out how important it is to organize your stash, especially when you have yarns for designing and personal yarns.
- Others have found Asana, StoryTracker, and Eternity helpful in tracking workflow, design projects, and how much time you spend on different tasks. I can’t vouch for all of them, as some of them are app-based (and I don’t have a smartphone) but they’re worth checking out.
- I learned about IFTT, a website that automates tasks you do over and over again. I’ve set my account up to automatically tweet and post on facebook when I make a blog post. I’ve also got it set up to notify me anytime someone finishes one of my projects on Ravelry. It’s got a bit of a learning curve, but if you can overcome it, the website is quite powerful and customize-able.
- If you don’t like IFTT, HootSuite takes care of cross-posting to Linkin, Facebook, Twitter, and several other websites.
Over and over again I’ve heard that it doesn’t really matter what your system is, if it works for you. Just make sure you have some system. If you are designing as a career, treat it like one. Act professional. Stay organized so you can meet deadlines on time.
