Posts Tagged ‘space’

8 Ways to Kill Clutter in 5 Minutes

One of the biggest reasons for the pervasive clutter in my apartment is a lack of time to deal with it. It takes longer to put a shirt away than it does to just throw it on the floor, so onto the floor it goes. As long as there's a path from the door to my bed, I tend not to ignore and perpetuate the clutter. I'm increasingly realizing, though… Continue reading

January 26 2009 | By David | Tagged: cleaning, clutter, organizing, space | 41 comments»

Leaving the McMansion for the Small Life

Natives to pastoral areas know what it looks like. What was once a pasture with cows now looks like a small village -- only the homes are anything but small. These McMansions are often well over 4,000 square feet large with plenty of luxury amenities for the average sized family. Interestingly, these mega-homes may not be all the rage in our future suburban landscapes. The Star Ledger… Continue reading

November 26 2007 | By Mike | Tagged: family, home, house, living, small, space | 18 comments»

Get Spaces for Productivity

Jeffrey Phillips has written an insightful article called Gimme some space!. He mentions not only an optimal physical spaces that people require to perform their work productively, but there are also three more spaces to consider for maximum productivity - team space, thinking space and emotional space. I see team space is exceptionally important: ... there are rarely spaces set aside for teams to work together, either in a physical sense or… Continue reading

December 11 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: Productivity, space, virtual | 1 comment»