My Personal Secretary

 


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My Personal Secretary

by: Aiza Claire Parel

           

            The real battle has begun… First day of classes and I woke up realizing that I need to go to school to attend my classes. It’s been weeks and it came to my senses that I got a lot of things to do. Feeling overloaded... To think that I am in this kind of situation, I came to call a friend to help me combat my being forgetful of the things I need to accomplish for a day or for the week.

            As David Allen suggests, a practical way to get things done is to have a to-do-list. This method is used by millions of people since it helps to clear mental space and help people to work more efficiently. Tracking down activities includes the use of sticky notes. Schwarz, a specialist in neurology, enumerates uses of sticky notes to help remember things. One of which is to use sticky notes to indicate future action needed. According to Schwarz (n.d.), keeping sticky notes will help a person remember errands, appointment, and schedules especially that it was designed to be placed on calendars, mirrors, or elsewhere that is obvious to catch person’s eyes.

            In connection to this, a study conducted by Wiley and Wooten (2015) claims that writing on sticky notes promotes retrieval of information from student’s memory. Using this strategy, students will be able to interact with text that results to help them connect old information with new information. Hence, if there is an input of new information, it will be easily remembered and will lead to better understanding or ideas and concepts upon just taking a glimpse on which was written on a sticky note.

            There are many other uses of sticky notes. Readers can use sticky notes to summarize phrases of a book, or add insights while reading for improving comprehension skills. Aside from utilizing it in learning, it can also be used for home purposes. It can be used for posting reminders in the kitchen, or leaving a message to family member. It can also be used for labelling house materials. It may be also a tool for meal-planning.

            The beauty of sticky notes is that it is budget-friendly, versatile, and easy to use. It adds personal touch because it is handwritten resulting to people to comply with tasks. Whether it may be for school, work, or home, sticky notes is an aid to absorb information with ease. This hence supports what Allen stated: “The easiest and most ubiquitous way to get stuff out of your head is pen and paper.” All you need to do is peel from the pad, stick to the dashboard, and be inspired to execute your planned tasks!

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