Post-It Productivity: How Post-It Notes Can Help You!

Most of us buy Post-it® notes and use them for just that, notes. We write notes down and usually stick them on our refrigerator, walls, and even our computer monitors and stop there. But how can we be more productive with Post-it notes? Post-its can actually be applied to your life in several ways such as reminding us of our goals or even as a simple bookmark. If you are interested in learning more ways you can utilize Post-it notes and be more productive with them, keep reading!

Let’s start with the basics. Everyone initially uses Post-its as reminders for various things such as meetings, goals, dentist appointments, etc. We usually write events down such as “Dentist appointment 3:00 on Tuesday” or “Finish term paper” on Post-its and stick them somewhere. The “somewhere” is the important part. You don’t want to stick them just anywhere; stick them on an object you use everyday of your life such as your bathroom mirror, computer monitor, or front door. Placing these notes on a heavily used object will ensure that you are being reminded of each day of your different events or goals. I would personally suggest a bathroom mirror, if you have one, because it has a flat surface and we at them everyday when we brush our teeth or wash our hands.

Using Post-it notes is also ideal for movie rentals, food, or any other item in your home that is date-oriented. You can write down the date that your rentals have to be returned and stick them on the movies themselves or you can write down the date of which you bought the food or stored left-overs in the fridge and stick the dates on the food so the next time you are wondering if something is good, you don’t have to think about how many days ago you put those delicious looking Chinese leftovers in the fridge.

Post-its are also ideal for marking important pages you would like to refer back to when doing something like a research paper or just simple assignments which require much flipping of pages. You may decide that you would like to put up a photo on your wall, yet you don’t have any tacks, etc. Stapling the photograph to the Post-it can solve this problem. Cutting the non-adhesive part of the Post-it can create a temporary tape. Adding motivational quotes to Post-its and placing them around your house or office can surround you with positivity and productivity.

Lastly, Post-its can be good for reminding other people as well! Does someone owe you a few bucks? Bug them by placing Post-it notes reminding them and drive them insane until they give you your money back. Let your co-worker know what he needs to do tomorrow when you are off work so you don’t constantly get phone calls from him asking you to remind him; he can just look at the post-it note!

Use your imagination! Tell me how you are being productive with your Post-it notes in the comments below.

Thanks for reading!

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