Indexing your Life!

Index is the most important page in any book. An index:
1) explain the purpose of the book
2) gives overview of all the areas covered
3) helps to identify intereting or useful topic
4) explain relationship of all topics
5) Helps to find any specific topic easily
5) helps to remember summary of the book
6) Initiate your thought process about every topic before reading the details. You can relate the details with your thoughts while reading.
7) Last but not the least, helps you decide whether you want to read the complete book or not.

Not only in reading, we can use indexing in all other means of communication except listening. Before speaking, you can index all major points to organize and proper selection. In writing, we should always start with an Index which gives structure and ensure all important topics will be covered. We should not use indexing during listening so that we are not pre occupied with our own thoughts and so limit ourself. In listening, indexing can be done in the last for summary and right understanding.

Not only in communication, we can and we should use indexing in our life too. Life is a journey and not a destination. So there should be a plan of your life to achieve some goal. The goal can be similar to title of the book. Though many people dont think about any goal in life and live life like a book without title. But just having a title is not enough. Next step should be proper indexing. This is during this exercise when you may think of alternatives and organize it in a better way. You may also knock out few things as they may not suit in the index. Please see the above benefits of indexing which are also applicable in designing the index of your life.