The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life [Paperback]

Georgene Lockwood (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Distribution (1997)
• ISBN-10: 0028610903
• ISBN-13: 978-0028610900
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,903,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better for people who aren't Chronically Disorganized, February 14, 2004

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C. Wallis Davenport "joyous2" (New York State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing your Life (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I was really excited to get this book, hoping it would get me more organized, especially as far as keeping my house tidy and organized. However, aside from a few exercises that helped me prioritize my needs, I was quickly disappointed as there is really nothing in this book I didn't already know.

For instance, as for keeping house, who doesn't know that dishes need to be done after every meal? Or that vacuuming should be done twice a week? I needed and hoped for a book that would help me find a way out of my rut that gets me past KNOWING what I need to do into DOING it. For that, I highly recommend either *Sink Reflections* by Marla Cilley, or *Conquering Chronic Disorganization*, by Judith Kolberg.

One big problem with this book is that it only offers one way to battle disorganization. If you are Chronically Disorganized like me, you've already tried that way and it's a bad fit. That's why it doesn't work in the first place.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life is too basic and assumes that once you know what you're supposed to do, everything will magically fall into place. That may be true for some, but for chronically disorganized people, I feel this book is truly lacking.

41 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Basic Strategy for the Getting It Together, May 26, 2000

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"anonymous90210" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life (Paperback)

Of the three organizing guides I own - this is my favorite. I am very organized but I found this book inspirational. It touches on the basics for getting organized and would really be helpful for those who need to pick up basic skills. The thing I enjoyed most about this book was that it didn't dwell on complex systems (if you're trying to get organized, the last thing you need). I also like the reference section. If you buy one organizing book then get this one - a good valuable tool for the money. Read and get organized! Lockwood should promote on Oprah - this is the best book - beats "Organizing from the Inside Out" and far surpasses the Beverly Hills organizing book.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stress reducer, April 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life (Paperback)

If you have one million things to do in a short period of time and feel there is no way you could possible do everything this is the book for your. It will guide you all the way showing you ways to organize your time so that you can complete all one million tasks in an orderly non stressfull fashion.