"A Fireside book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-249)

Understanding the organized student -- Getting started : the journey ahead -- Lessons from the black hole : the locker and the backpack -- Traveling paper -- The binder-based and accordion file-based system -- Where paper lives at home : the desktop filing system -- Settling down to work : the desk and the portable office -- Understanding time management : the basics -- Making time work : the planner -- Big-picture planning : electronic, monthly, and household -- It's not over 'til it's over : the end-of-year wrap-up --- The final frontier : the teenager's bedroom -- Oh, yes--expect the unexpected.

1. understanding the organized student
2. getting started: the journey ahead
3. lessons from the black hole: the locker and the backpack
4. traveling paper: the binder-based and accordion file-based system
5. where paper lives at home: the desktop filing system
6. settling down to work: the desk and the portable office
7. understanding time management: the basics
8. making time work: the planner
9. big-picture planning: electronic, monthly, and household
10. it's not over 'til it's over: the end-of-year wrap-up
11. the final frontier: the teenager's bedroom
12. Oh, yes - the expect the unexpected