Get Organized! by Dr. Frank Buck

Could AI make you a better communicator? 🤔Many people worry that AI will do our thinking for us. But what if it does the opposite? The better you frame your question, the better the answer you get. That means every time you use AI, you're practicing how to explain things clearly.

Be sure to visit the blog post to see the video I mention and more: https://frankbuck.org/ai-better-questions/

Christmas cards just showed up in my mailbox. In September! 🎄Most people would stick them in a drawer and find them in February. I use my tickler file instead. It takes five seconds, and the cards come back to me exactly when I want them.I also used it today to hold a receipt packet for three days. And a clean desk has been a habit of a friend of mine all the way to the president's office of a university. 😊What do you do with papers you don't need yet? Come over to the blog post for more: https://frankbuck.org/tickler-file/

Most problems don't linger because they're impossible to solve. They linger because they haven't reached the right person yet. I call it the "right pair of eyes" principle, and once you see it, you'll use it every time. Whether it's a flickering light that affected a whole neighborhood for years or a frustrated customer who can't get through to the right person, the fix is usually one conversation away. Read the full post and let me know: what's a problem you finally solved once it got to the right person?https://FrankBuck.org/right-pair-of-eyes

A money calendar is one more calendar to add to your present Google Calendar. It will list all of the things that are happening automatically with your finances. You will know exactly what you are expecting to see happen. Where you have a charge that doesn’t jive with what’s on your money calendar, you will have a trigger to take action.For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/money-calendar-2/

When so much information comes to us digitally, how can you keep up with it using a paper planner? One simple trick makes it easy.

So you want this college year to be a good one, and you’re looking for ideas, right? That’s probably what brought you here. Tip number one would be to show up for class. But right behind it would be having a good set of notes. That’s the bridge between what happened in class and what’s going to happen on the test.

For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/better-notes-better-grades/

Back-to-school season is a great reminder that time management isn't just a workplace skill; it starts in college.

I put together a breakdown of 12 apps that help students manage classes, tasks, notes, finances, and daily logistics from one device. The same principles apply whether you're a student managing a course load or a professional managing a team: write it down, keep one system, and make your tools work for you.

Please visit the blog post for more:

https://frankbuck.org/12-apps-college/

5 years ago. 1.5 million views ago. 1,600 comments ago. That was the video entitled "How I Memorized 57 Pages of Notes in 1 Day."

I had no idea that this video would be far and away the most viewed. As we look to a new school year, let's look at one of the challenges high school and college students face: memorizing notes for tests. I don't think memorization is the key to lifelong learning, but it's certainly going to help coming up at the end of the week.

For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/memorize-notes-fast/

Summer break is over, and that "this will be my best year" feeling is real. But by the time the Halloween candy shows up, the grind can wear that feeling down fast.

Here's some good news: you don't need a total overhaul to stay ahead this year. Just three simple decisions:

✅ Pick ONE way to communicate with parents

✅ Keep documentation dead simple (a plain notebook works)

✅ Delegate the repeating tasks that eat up your day

For more, visit the blog post:

https://frankbuck.org/3-teacher-time-management-principles/

Almost 30 years in public education taught me something that has nothing to do with test scores: the students who have the smoothest year aren't always the smartest ones in the room. They're the ones with a system, and usually a parent who helped build it.

As families head into a new school year, here are five low-cost habits worth setting up now:

A locker divider that turns wasted space into a real shelf. One designated spot for papers that need a parent's attention. A shared family calendar that ends the guessing game around rides and schedules. A student planner, notepad, or index card that builds the habit of writing things down. And a one-binder system that gets purged regularly instead of piling up.

Small structures, set up early, save families hours of frustration later. What systems have your family found that make the school year run more smoothly?

#EducationLeadership #ParentingTips #TimeManagement

For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/back-to-school-organization/