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I walked around my office the other day, and was amazed that some of my colleagues could get anything done. Their desks are piles of papers, food wrappers and empty soda cans. The level of disorganization is getting so bad that management is making the lowest level managers attend organizational seminars.
While I believe that these [...]

This one is tough to do. It is so easy to file things in email and completely forget about them until your mailbox gets so large that you can’t do anything!
I use Eudora at home and Outlook at work, but the same concepts apply to both.
Folders
Reference Folders
I have reference folders set up in both instances. [...]

What is on your computer desktop? Do you use everything on a daily basis? If not, you might want to consider moving some of the items.
Some people have so many shortcuts on their desktops that they cannot see the wallpaper. When you have that much visual clutter, it’s just like having piles of things around [...]

This task of decluttering may take a while if you haven’t done it before, or perhaps not so recently. I recommend you do it in five minute increments. Nothing too long.
After you complete your first purge, make sure to do it regularly! I do my purge every January.
Reference Material
Ah, yes, the stuff we save because [...]

In this series, we are looking at small steps to reduce physical clutter to increase productivity. Today we are going to look at the desk space (or whatever you have) around your computer. We will take about 10 minutes to declutter.
(You don’t have 10 minutes? Bah. You can work it in.)
First, I want you to [...]

I am beginning to believe that clutter often stands in the way of productivity.
Physical clutter gets in our way and also weighs us down mentally when we see it, knowing that we will have to do something about it. If we hide it from sight, we will remember we have to do something with it [...]