Are you a systematic person?Do you keep things properly in their places?

@kalav56 (11464)
India
September 9, 2009 6:10am CST
I used to be very unsystematic.But, later I took many things upon myself like stock market investing, teaching students and this kept me totally hard up for time.As a result I develpoed a lot of system , because it would otherwise be very difficult with excessive documentation work.But even now, I tend to forget thatI have become systematic and search for things because I suddenly believe I must have been unsystematic like before.[hope you understand?]--I forget that I would have put a document carefully where it should be and get into a panic believing I have lost it.Then , when I search for it calmly I find that it is exactly where it should be and nothing has been lost.Sometimes , while multitasking, this happens. How about you?Please do share .
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
9 Sep 09
Hi dear I am getting scold from my hubby for disordering things. What to do I am in a hurry and making works fast and hardly get time to place in order. He is making everything in order and very strict on that and telling me it will take only one minute to keep the same in right place but he don’t know that one minute is so important for me. But regarding the documents, my hubby is just like you, he may forget where it kept and asking me to find out (I get angry on that). Now he is giving the documents to me else he will tell me where he put the documents.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
I am good in keeping my documents Shree but I forget that I have become good and I panic and think I have misplaced something.It would be kept in its rightful place and instead of that place i would search for it somewhere else.My heart does not realise that I have become better and reverts to the old habit. But one thing--women have umpteen things to do especially when they are going out to work too--the kitchen area and other household responsibility falls for a major part on the woman [at least in our country this does happen].So, you will have difficulty. THanks for sharing.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
Exactly. We keep them properly but forget thta we have kept them at their proper places.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
9 Sep 09
My hubby is exactly like that he is keeping everything in order especially documents in files but then forgetting the place at the time of need.
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• Philippines
9 Sep 09
i try to be always systematic in everything that i do. but there are times that u fail to do just that because of time constraints. when i catch up with time or during lax days, i update what i need to do lest i suffer in the future looking for things that i missed putting in order.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
Excellent planning. It is true that being systematic helps us in abig way because we would have less tension searching for things..Being systematic helps us save a lot of time and energy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject.
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
9 Sep 09
If I spent as much time myLotting instead of looking for things I've misplaced, I'd be a wealthy woman. I try real hard to put things in places where I can remember I put them. Doesn't always happen. I searched just last week and the week before for my scanner manual. Somehow my scanner unprogrammed itself and I wanted to hear what has happening in and around our city. I found the manual and it was exactly where it should have been in a folding file that I keep on the floor along with other important manuals. Then I was irritated with myself for not looking there at the beginning of my search. In the meantime, I straightened out a big 6 drawer dresser and a 3 drawer night stand so now everything is in order. Atleast I accomplished something! I have loads to do yet in a different room where my crafts are stored. Most items are kept in airtight containers but have a few things sitting around that need to be kept away from any dust. I have lots of "cold weather, winter" work to do in the house. But will I do it, not so sure cause I am lazy...lol I do not multitask well at all.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
I can well understand the feeling Carolbee especially when I read your "I straightened out a big 6 drawer dresser and a 3 drawer night stand so now everything is in order. Atleast I accomplished something!".--I have done exactly the same thing and pacified myself that I have accomplished something though unintentional.
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
11 Sep 09
By straightening the drawers I found a good picture of my now deceased mother-in-law. Made me upset. Had I not been looking for something, might not have found it for a long time.
• Australia
9 Sep 09
People tell me that organisation is my middle name. Yes, I am extremely systematic. I have a system for everything and I'm very particular about it. I couldn't work any other way - but I get much more done than most people, so it must work!
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
.This is a great quality and we orselves are the beneficiaries of this wonderful habit..Being systematic helPs us save a lot of time and energy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
10 Sep 09
This is true for me too. I can be quite a hard on about things being kept in neat places and stuff like that. It is certainly frustrating and I try to remind myself never to be so neat freak a person when it comes to organizing things and stuff like that. But I do have my moments; when I'm messy, things do get messy. LOL.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
So we all have different moments .TRUE.oNLY When we are too systematic or unsystematic problems arise. If we are too systematic we would just get irritated when we are surrounded by others who do not have the same degree of perfection and relationships would get strained.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
11 Sep 09
That's right, Kalav.. I agree.. a balance would be good..
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• China
10 Sep 09
I know to be systematic is great,but unfortunately,i just do it 50%,not 100%.In work place,in office,you know I used to be very busy,i have to trye,keep record,answer a phone call,and do many things at a same time,then so,as a result,I did pretty bad for paper work or document filing,you know my boss and manager all got headache with my paper work,and now,I have to learn to be systematic. But you know things are quite different when I am at home,I love to keep my house clean,sorting things and articles very orderly and doing a great effort on room design,then sometimes,my GF told me as a house keeper.Yes,it is just funny right? But I love it,it is already a habit for me.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
Basically you are quite systematic but in your office with multitasking you tend to overload yourself and this is why it happens.THANKS for sharing your thoughts on the subject.
9 Sep 09
I am too systematic which sometimes gets on the family members' nerves.I keep the things in their place immediately and when someomne keeps them in some other way I get upset and want it back in its place.I was always systematic when my kids were young and my neighbours always appreciated me because not one day I delayed the children in going to school .The auto fellows were never allowed to wait .My children were made to be ready.I plan my schedule before hand and I act accordingly.I never do last minute rushing .I am always meticulous in arranging anything whether it is a party or receiving guests or shopping or going to any place .I pack up before hand and unpack as soon as I come back .But my being systematic also has its disadvantages because I can never do anything on the spot .
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
You have a great quality.But , the disadvantage can easily be overcome.YOu will have to mentally prepare yourself to be fast and resourceful on the spur of the moment . But, I also find that too systematic people get upset by last minute planning.Perhaps , once again it is amatter of habit dying hard .My husband can also not do things on the spur of the moment .On the other hand both my son and I are very resourceful and would manage situations without bothering.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Sep 09
hi kalav56 I am systematic in some things and not in others.'IU have a system about getting dressed and going down to breakfast,but my drawers needed straighteningand I used to be more neat and tidy than I am now.maybe the stresses of this last year have had'someting to do with that and living with a roomate is not my first choice, being here is not my first choice but I must be here until other things can be done.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
I am sure that you are coming to terms with it and your prudent acceptance of the situation is seen in your response.Thanks a lot for the response.
@jayrene (2708)
• Philippines
9 Sep 09
im systematic. i always organize things according to their usage or sometimes their types. even with documents and files in my computer they are saved in separate folders. this is so when i look at them i can them right away. same thing here in my house, i have mini drawers for certain things like school supplies, etc etc. what i really hate is when people use or get something and not put it back in its proper place. because when i look for it and its not there, i get upset right away.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
You are like my husband.he is quite systematic and would get upset if I take something or the other from its proper place.But, unfortunately though I have mended my ways the first axe of suspicion falls on me and I alwys protest loudly.I have also been proved right.THanks for sharing.
@zzyw87 (1254)
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
I used to be disorderly too. I always just put things wherever I want to. I always forgot where I put my things. That was why my mom always lectured me and scolded me for being such a lazy person. So maybe it was because of my mom's lectures. I decided to clean up my act. Now, I myself cannot stand disorderliness. I always put things in the proper order where they are supposed to be. This has actually made my life easier. I don't waste my time always searching for my things anymore.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
Now you would be blessing your mother's lectures for making you the person you are .Thanks for sharing.
@ashbelx (92)
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
Hi! I Know the feeling. Right now I have so many things to do that i ended up doing nothing. Have you had information overload in your life? I joined this program in the internet recently and the program provide so much information that the more I use it the more complicated things become.There are a lot of jobs to do in this program and i started almost everything. now, i can finish them. The problem is with me. I just realized that i can't handle multi tasking. this is something i have to take care with. how to be systematic so i can do two things at the same time.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
People who tend to multitask are likely to have too much on their plate and if they are systematic by nature it si a great boon.But, perhaps the two things are also a bot contradictory.We must have far too much of discipline to be both .THanks for the response.
@elenyae (388)
• Australia
9 Sep 09
I'm a systematic person if I'm required to be. For example, if I'm doing a group assignment or group project, I'm pretty organised and try to make lists. But I'm naturally not a particularly organised person...I do try to be, but my stuff just goes everywhere and even though I keep a diary, I rarely keep to it. This has led me into quite a few problems in the past, so it's definitely something I need to work on. On the other hand, I do have my own system of where I put stuff. As in, I know which pile I will find things in when I want them. I remember once my mom tidied and "organised" my desk while I was at school. I totally freaked out when I got home because I couldn't find anything.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
Naturally ! i can well understand the situation and I know particularly thta there is a method in our madness.THis is what I too keep saying when I am accused of being unsystematic.I am systematic in my own way and others cannot figure out my system.
@KaraKATAD (246)
• Philippines
9 Sep 09
Well I try my best to be a systematic person but I do have the tendency towards being very absent minded. Sometimes I'll be doing something then I'll be multitasking and I forget about what I was doing earlier, just like you. Though I try to establish proper places for my things. Happy MyLotting!
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
Exactly.That seems to be a common quality.When we get into this multitasking we tend t panic even if we are systematic.THanks for sharing.
• China
10 Sep 09
My character is not good and I will put something in everywhere after we use it. So I must remind me in many times when I use the tools.That's bad habit is not easy to overcome. haha,where there is a will,there is a way!
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
Obviously you are very young.THere is plenty of time and you would find a level that suits you eventually.Thnaks for sharing.
@abanerji (1026)
• India
9 Sep 09
i am not very messy but i am not either systematic. i keep my belongings here and there, specially clothes. with papers and books i am very systematic. i have a few files and a cupboard, where i keep all my documents.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
That is a safe thing to do/.Being systematic helPs us save a lot of time and energy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject.
@med889 (5941)
9 Sep 09
When I do my households then I like to see every thing at its place, orderly kept and properly kept also. I know every corner of the house and I just do not like when someone take up something to later keep it somewhere else without the least though to keep it back where it was. So I am personally very systematic and I like the way I am because there is order in the house too.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
Being systematic is a great quality indeed. THanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject.
@vjsinduja (1031)
• Sri Lanka
9 Sep 09
He he he he h... I am messy person. I keep my room messed up always.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
I am sure you are very young right now and as years go by, you would find your own level of system.It would all depend on the quantum of work you undertake.WHen we are overloaded system automatically creeps in because we are all good survivors.
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
9 Sep 09
I think it happens to almost everybody. We are disorganize when young. Having seen the pitfalls of this, gradually move on to a systematic ways. The only problem is that when I was being messy, I was called a slob by my parents , and now that I want things properly organized, my juniors at the office and my very vocal elder son think that I am senile, nitpicking and particular.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
9 Sep 09
Nice response.I was just answering the first one.When I see your post now I find that you have expressed a similar point of view.As we grow old we do get more systematic becase we have work pressures and we have to cope with them.
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
10 Sep 09
I am organized and systematic because I hate things that are in disarray and I don't like it when my surroundings are cluttered and untidy. I feel uneasy so my home is very minimalistic. I don't have a lot of things lying around. They are properly kept in cabinets and containers. I like to stay organized for convenience and to maintain the cleanliness of my surroundings. It's also less stressful whenever I need to find something.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
Very true.Less stressful is the keyword.And when there is less clutter things become simpler. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject.
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
10 Sep 09
You're most welcome. I always think that life is stressful as it is, so best try to simplify it. :-) Cheers.
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• Bulgaria
10 Sep 09
I understand what you mean :) ...Im one o the messiest ppl i know , and still even i have those moments when i put stuff on their right places and then wonder where they are because i think i cant have possibly put them where i did :D but... Yea im a messy person , so those moments are RARE :)
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
10 Sep 09
Exactly.That is what I said.Unfortunately even after we have mended our ways the innermost feeling of being unsysematic haunts us and throws us into a panic.Thanks for the participation.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
11 Sep 09
.Even on those rare occasions when you had been systematic, your inner mind still throws you into a panic because you are generally unsystematic--this is what I said.
• Bulgaria
10 Sep 09
Ur welcome , but i think u misunderstood me :D The cases when i AM systematic are actually the VERY rare ones ^_^ , but im still as a mess as possible :D