Lessons · Intellectual dimension
Life Admin: Staying Organised
Calendars, reminders, deadlines, email and digital records. 8 lessons, about 1.5 hours in all.
- 01Your weekly admin hour11 min At home, someone else probably noticed the letters, the renewals and the bills. Once you live independently, one calm hour a week stops…
- 02Calendars and reminders that actually work11 min Your brain is good at thinking but bad at remembering dates. A calendar with well-timed reminders remembers for you, so deadlines and…
- 03A simple to-do system: capture, prioritise, review12 min A to-do list only works if you trust it. This lesson gives you a simple system: get everything out of your head, decide what matters, and…
- 04Taming your email12 min At university your inbox becomes your official noticeboard: timetable changes, deadlines, fees and visa messages all arrive there. A few…
- 05Managing your accounts and recovery details11 min By the time you leave school you probably have dozens of accounts. Knowing which ones matter, and making sure you can always get back into…
- 06Keeping track of important dates: IDs, visas and renewals12 min Passports, residence documents, insurance and tenancy contracts all expire. Missing a date can mean late fees or a cancelled trip, so give…
- 07Digital declutter: subscriptions, files and phone11 min Small monthly subscriptions and digital clutter quietly cost money and attention. A twice-yearly clear-out keeps your phone, storage and…
- 08When life admin goes wrong12 min Everyone misses something eventually: a deadline, a payment or a renewal. What matters is acting quickly, contacting the right person and…