A small organizational success of recent years is that I’ve become better at actually filling the appealing moleskine journals that I can’t stop myself from purchasing. Despite this seeming triumph of productivity, they have become a useful procrastination device. If I find myself unable to focus, I generally begin to clean (it’s just about the only way I am motivated to clean). On a recent visit to my art studio, I did the drafting equivalent of this, by categorically drawing all of my art supplies so that I might figure out the best way to logically organize them. It was quite fun, and truly the best way to get a handle on my sprawling accumulation of tools.
I did the same in preparation for a screenprinting workshop for 10 people that had me pretty nervous. It helped me get a handle on what I had and what I needed.
