Fifth and final post in a series on FileMAP®: Strategies for Email. Too Many, Too Often In wrapping up this short series on my FileMAP® strategy, how we manage and filter our emails comes to the forefront of the discussion. It's not uncommon to find professionals with 700 or 1000 emails in their inbox. Perhaps it's a …
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The elegance and efficiency of a shared filenaming strategy
Fourth in a series on FileMAP®: Filenaming Strategies. wrap yourself slim body wraps exposed Riding the wave… I can't help but think about the many thousands of clients I've worked with over the years. It's really hard to visualize the hundreds of tons of paper that I've helped them dig through and discard, the millions of …
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If I file it, can I find it?
Third in a series on FileMAP®: File naming strategies. The Problem of Big Data Last week I shared a surprising statistic that framed our critical need to archive our paper and digital information: 80% of what we keep we never use again. We’ve all heard the typical response when asking someone for information, “Just give me a …
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Big Data, a mind-tripping mass of information
“It's estimated that more than 15 petabytes—about 15 million gigabytes—of new information is collected each day.” (APICS magazine: Relevant Research, “The Big Data Revolution.” cheap oem software Putting this into perspective, 15 million gigabytes is the equivalent of nearly 38 trillion digital documents, images and other forms of digital data that needs to sorted, stored, …
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The problem of chronic multitasking
Throughout my career helping individuals and teams get organized, I’ve witnessed the disorder and chaos that comes from a professional trying to do way too much at the very same time. This article from Priority Management’s monthly Learning Link Newsletter hits the critical problem of chronic multitasking on the head, no pun intended. Enjoy, learn …
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80% of what we keep we never use again
Second in a series on FileMAP®: Archive Solutions Why We Need to Archive Everyone who works in an office setting knows just how quickly piles of paperwork can form on a desk, credenza, and worktable. Or on a nearby window ledge, if you’re lucky to have one. Or, ironically, on top of a nearby file cabinet. Same …
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FileMAP®: the secret to streamlined information organization
First in a series on FileMAP®: Introduction. Why do so many professionals continue to keep their files out in front of them in mounds, piles and stacks on desks, credenzas and tables? It’s not the filing they fear, it’s their filing system. It’s not the process of putting something away that’s troubling, but what happens after …
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Kids and Laundry, the 5-Finger Solution
In all my travels throughout this wonderful country, I have worked with just about every type of business, government agency, non-profit and individual imaginable. I have spoken or consulted in 46 states, in Canada, and Europe — I have seen everything! But despite the many unique circumstances of my home clients, they share similar problems. …
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Scheduling your time for maximum energy
This is the fifth post in the continuing series 31 Tips to Spend Time Properly. These tips will help you invest your time more wisely, productively and energetically each day. Some of the tips can be done immediately; others require cultivation. All are time well spent. 31 Ways to Spend Time Properly Tips 21-24: Scheduling your time …
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The wasted time of faulty note taking
This is the fourth post in the continuing series 31 Tips to Spend Time Properly. These tips will help you invest your time more wisely, productively and energetically each day. Some of the tips can be done immediately; others require cultivation. All are time well spent. 31 Ways to Spend Time Properly Tips 17-20: The wasted time …
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