Madecraft

Staying Organized at Work and While Working Remotely

Madecraft

Staying Organized at Work and While Working Remotely

Madecraft

Instructor: Madecraft

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build a personal organization system across your workspace, calendar, and to-do list that holds up under a real workload.

  • Protect your focus with single-tasking, scheduled breaks, and a recurring maintenance routine.

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August 2026

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There are 7 modules in this course

Your desk, computer, and inbox are quietly working against you every time you open them. In this module, you'll build a workspace approach that clears out what doesn't belong, files what you keep so you can find it again, and adds only the tools that earn their place.

What's included

5 videos2 readings2 assignments

Your calendar can either run your day for you or sit there while you run everything from memory instead. In this module, you'll build a calendar routine that captures your commitments, plans tomorrow the night before, pulls every part of your life into one view, and blocks real time for the work that actually matters.

What's included

4 videos2 readings2 assignments

A to-do list only works if it tells you what to actually do next, not just what's on your mind. In this module, you'll write daily lists made of real, actionable steps, decide what belongs on someone else's plate instead of yours and separate your rolling projects from your daily tasks.

What's included

3 videos1 reading2 assignments

Every time you switch from one task to check a notification, you don't just lose a few seconds, you lose your place in the harder task entirely. In this module, you'll practice working on one thing at a time, protect blocks of your day by going offline, and use your phone's own settings to remove the temptation before it starts.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment

Your body starts sending signals long before you notice you're stiff, tired, or unfocused, and pushing through those signals doesn't make you more productive, it just delays the crash. In this module, you'll build hourly stretch breaks, midday walks, and a protected lunch into your actual schedule, so recovery becomes part of your workday instead of something that only happens once the day is over.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment

A system you built once doesn't stay working on its own, it needs a short check-in to keep running and an occasional reset to keep from sliding back into clutter. In this module, you'll build a daily habit of reviewing your calendar and to-do list together, and a weekly habit of resetting your workspace before it gets away from you.

What's included

2 videos1 assignment

Everything you've built in this course, your workspace, your calendar, your to-do list, your focus habits, your breaks, and your maintenance routine, only holds up if you keep using it after the course ends. This module closes with a look at what to do next, so the systems you've built become lasting habits instead of a one-time effort.

What's included

1 video1 assignment

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