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File System Preparation Is An Essential Step In Getting Things Done

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. After purging the unnecessary stuff that mounted in your desk and anywhere else, it’s now time to prepare your filing system. Physical File System. Whatever tasks you perform on your job, you need a physical file system.

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7 Tips for Decluttering Your Desk

Ian's Messy Desk

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Set up a good filing system. Colour–coded files are especially helpful — they show you at a glance where something should go. Put items that must be looked at in a special folder or file.

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Spring Cleaning

Office Dynamics

P urge files; clean up computer files. Here is the language we suggest when reprinting Joan’s articles. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. I thought I’d keep this week’s motivator on the lighter side. With the onset of spring, now would be a good time to do a little clean up. Here are a few ideas.

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Spring Cleaning

Office Dynamics

P urge files; clean up computer files. Here is the language we suggest when reprinting Joan’s articles. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. I thought I’d keep this week’s motivator on the lighter side. With the onset of spring, now would be a good time to do a little clean up. Here are a few ideas.

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Productivity Nuggets Of The Week (September 11 2010)

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Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. Zen and the Art of File and Folder Organization – This is a must read. If you are like most knowledge workers, you often struggle to manage your digital files in your computer. Post written by Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. There you go.

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My Top 3 BlackBerry Productivity Tools

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Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. The phone comes with 2GB microSD (capacity is up to 32GB) which makes it a decent storage device for documents and other files. The native file manager of the BlackBerry Bold 9780 is not intuitive in my opinion. Post written by Marlon Ribunal.

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Manage Your Paper With a RAFT

Ian's Messy Desk

Files can be kept in open piles on a desk or in folders, according to your style. Use the RAFT template: refer it, act on it, file it or toss it. File it, if necessary. Eighty percent of filed papers are never looked at again. If the amount is small, three times a week may do. Act on it immediately.