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conquering paper piles

Do you have papers piles that seem to grow over night? Do you get one pile cleared only to have other piles double?

The way to conquer the chaos of papers piling up is to have a system for paper management. But you have to start somewhere so here are some tips for the care of your paper piles: [click to continue…]

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Creating Your Filing System

by Michaeline on April 14, 2009

Why filing systems don’t work:
• You are trying to adapt someone else’s system.
• You have set up a very complex system (maybe color coded and too many small categories).
• Your file cabinet is not in a convenient location.
• You are trying to keep too much to start with (records versus references).
• You have not set up time on a regular basis to manage and maintain the paper flow in your life/office/business.

Here are some tips to set up a file system that you will use: [click to continue…]

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Records Versus References

April 11, 2009

I am sure you have heard the statistic that 80% of what is filed is never looked at again.
Do you know the difference between papers that are references and those that are records? Learning the difference can save a lot of work and maybe a few trees in the process.
Records are papers that you need [...]

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