282 - What Is "Maintenance?"

<div> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div class= "m_4234853190705149692column m_4234853190705149692column-100"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p class= "m_4234853190705149692bard-text-block m_4234853190705149692style-scope"> Most of us like to form our own opinions about what maintenance means to us. On the podcast, we talk a lot about the <a class= "m_4234853190705149692bard-text-block m_4234853190705149692style-scope" href= "https://organize365.com/what-living-an-organized-life-feels-like/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://is-tracking-link-api-prod.appspot.com/api/v1/click/4601488639262720/5900201659203584&source=gmail&ust=1559246315399000&usg=AFQjCNFGmcgq8teXbQ74Fea31OBxECo6oQ">cycle of getting organized</a> and <a class= "m_4234853190705149692bard-text-block m_4234853190705149692style-scope" href="https://organize365.com/piles-to-productivity/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://is-tracking-link-api-prod.appspot.com/api/v1/click/4828185301090304/5900201659203584&source=gmail&ust=1559246315399000&usg=AFQjCNH8cG9O36fEyI4KJ-Q9VQelNId27Q">increasing productivity</a>.</p> <p class= "m_4234853190705149692bard-text-block m_4234853190705149692style-scope"> But what about the maintenance stage of your organizational journey?</p> <p class= "m_4234853190705149692bard-text-block m_4234853190705149692style-scope"> What does it <em>really</em> mean to maintain something?</p> <p class= "m_4234853190705149692bard-text-block m_4234853190705149692style-scope"> According to the good old dictionary, maintenance is the process of maintaining or preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved.</p> <p class= "m_4234853190705149692bard-text-block m_4234853190705149692style-scope"> While this gives us more clarity on the meaning of maintenance, it doesn’t dive into the details or tell us how it equ