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Do you have a launch pad? You may not be CapeHome
Canaveral but your home and office should not beIn your home you can create several launch pads.
without one -Perhaps you already have your own launch pad and
Do you have a launch pad? You may not be Capedon’t realize it. Often the bottom steps of
Canaveral but your home and office should not beyour staircase are already serving this purpose. Place
without one.items that need to go upstairs in the corner of the
Officestep so you take them up every time you go. Make
How many items are lying around your office thatsure it is not a hazard for those coming down the
belong elsewhere and often take weeks and monthsstairs.
to get back where they belong?  There is a coffeeYou can also create a launch pad for yourself and
cup that needs to go to the staff kitchen. A stackyour family near the main entrance. Place a small
of photos from your vacation you brought in totable or shelving unit near the entrance to collect
show your colleagues. A gift you were given thatitems that need to be returned like library books or
you plan to take home. All these items create cluttervideos or errands that need to be run. Don’t
in your office.forget to include things that are going to be picked
Find a shelf in your office or an area near the doorup.
that you can use for your launch pad. Move all thoseYour launch pad will help trigger your memory to
items that need to be returned to others or thosethings that need to go out of your home and office.
items you want to remember to take home. It willIt will cut down the clutter and help you to save
lessen the clutter in your office and keep you fromsome steps and manage tasks more efficiently. Unlike
forgetting things you planned to bring home or return.NASA’s, your launch pad won’t take
Remember to take a peak at the launch pad whenyou to space, but it will help you make better use of
leaving the office to see what can be taken withyour space.
you.