Metacognition: organizing my desk

     Have I ever considered myself to be obsessed with organization? No. However, I like to think that I am organized enough to find what I need to find. This principle has worked throughout my life and I never really considered to change it, but lately it has been questionable. You may wonder why i decided to do organize myself so abruptly? The answer stems from many places but one is that I was tired of living on the bare minimum of what I needed to do. The other was that quite frankly, I wasn't organized. So I decided to organize my desk. My desk was a total mess. Looking left and right you would see books, supplies everywhere, and a computer monitor and keyboard in the middle. It was all in one spot which I didn't like. This scenario was about to change in that I was going to be able to find all the things on my desk. I began.
    
     Before beginning, I looked at what I had to do. I had two daunting tasks to accomplish. I was under the impression that this was going to be impossible. But that mindset was not going to get me anywhere, so I decided to jump right in. I started with my desk and organizing book, notebooks, and binders. You see, I was organized withing all my notes and binders, however all my binders and books were thrown on top of each other. This created an illusion for me where I thought I was organized but I really wasn't. So I took all my books from school and put them on one shelf next to my desk. Next, I took all my other books that I have collected through the years and I organized them on a separate book shelf on the the opposite side of the room. These books were organized by fiction and non-fiction, and also by author. I really felt good about myself now. The book case actually looked cool. My notebooks and binders a placed on the first bookshelf. These were organized by subject. Next I looked at my desk and still saw past notebooks and binders. They were dating back to 3 years. These I took and just shoved in the bottom of my desk drawer. I really had no use for them, and I just had to get rid of them. I know I maybe shouldn't have done that but i am being honest with what I did. I still had miscellaneous objects on my desk like pens and supplies. My desk drawer on the other side had dividers placed in it. Here I could place pens pencils and larger supplies and still be organized I did so. My desk was complete, and I felt relieved!

     Looking back on what I did, I realized that it was something that needed to be done. I finally looked at it and was proud of what organization skills I posses. I only need to try to expose them. Clearly I did a good job with organizing my desk. Organizing my desk made my mind feel proud of itself. I chose to accomplish something great, and in doing so I did something good that made myself feel great. After completing this I can look at myself and say that I can do anything. Its not what you start with, but rather what you end up with. It doesn't even matter how you get there as long as you accomplish what needed to be done. I needed to organize my desk and I did so. I now know nothing can stand in the way of me, however I also realized that my mind is the greatest obstacle i need to overcome. I began this process thinking I can't do this, and that is what held me back. After pushing through I succeeded in organizing. Am I obsessed with organizing now? No.