Paper Management

Everyone is overwhelmed with too much information. It becomes a burden, not a resource. Here are some tools you can use to gain control of this paper monster.

First, establish a permanent location where you routinely handle all your paperwork. There are five places for the repository of the information you receive. They are:

A calendar. Get into the habit of extrapolating information you need to your calendar and then throwing out the paper.

A To Do list. A place to organize things that need to be done.

A projects file. A place for information about on-going activities.

A reference file. A good quality filing cabinet for the information you need to access later.

A giant wastebasket The best circular file and should be used aggressively. Research shows 80% of the paper we collect is never used.

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