REVEALED: The three different personality traits when it comes to doing life admin – and the secrets to a perfectly organised week
- Caroline Brunne is a professional life admin assistant who runs her own business
- The 38-year-old revealed the three different personalities traits of life admin
- From being a procrastinator to organised, everyone falls into at least one bracket
- She also revealed how to have a perfectly organised week
One of Australia’s only ‘life admin assistants’ has revealed the three different personalities traits when it comes to doing mundane yet crucial organisation tasks.
Caroline Brunne, of Organise.Curate.Design in Melbourne, has partnered with Westinghouse to share how to better organise your schedule and lifestyle.
Caroline told Daily Mail Australia it’s essential to utilise tools available, such as calendars, diaries and reminders, to plan ahead and understand how to use your time to your advantage if you want to stay on top of things in 2021.
Caroline Brunne (pictured) told Daily Mail Australia it’s essential to utilise tools available, such as calendars and reminders, to plan ahead and understand how to use your time to your advantage
The procrastinator
Caroline explained how the ‘I’ll do it later’ personality type often ‘lives in the moment’ and avoids life admin completely.
These people have a tendency to constantly run late to planned events, appointments and occasions or lack motivation.
‘This person may leave it up to their future selves to complete chores and tasks, resulting in a never-ending cycle and delaying things getting done,’ she said.
For instance, this individual would likely wait until their car fuel gauge is at the lowest point before filling up their vehicle at the petrol station.
This type of personality trait also often lacks structure or time management in their everyday life, which can lead to stress due to a lack of organisation.
The organised mum-of-two from Melbourne helps business owners and everyday people keep track of tasks on their to-do lists. She decided to launch Organise.Curate.Design in 2017
The wishful thinker
While the wishful thinker means well and attempts to complete tasks on their to-do list, they will often fall short.
Caroline said these people often ‘bite off more than they can chew’ by overpromising themselves tasks they are unable to complete in time.
Despite the action and good intensions, this person fails to consider all factors in different situations – such as how long it would take to find a carpark in peak-hour traffic before an appointment.
Much like the procrastinator, the wishful thinker will also run late or miss tasks on their to-do lists.
‘As a result, this person may feel frustrated, angry or might give up on their good intensions if their tasks don’t go to plan,’ Caroline said.
Caroline said organised people or ‘forward thinkers’ think in ‘order of priority’ depending on what needs to be done, which is the key to being organised
The forward thinker
Caroline said organised people or ‘forward thinkers’ think in ‘order of priority’ depending on what needs to be done, which is the key to being organised.
‘These people are great with their time management and make use of concise to-do lists based around their schedules,’ she said.
They are mindful of the tasks they may not have enough time to complete and work around their lifestyle and circumstances.