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File System Preparation Is An Essential Step In Getting Things Done

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After purging the unnecessary stuff that mounted in your desk and anywhere else, it’s now time to prepare your filing system. Chaos can easily break anywhere in your living space if no filing system is set up to hold the different materials that you accumulate as you work. Physical File System. Digital File System.

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Steps for Creating a Paperless Home Office

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While many home printers have a scanner function, there are scanner options available that will send your scanned documents directly to your computer for easy filing. It is helpful to have a scan, discard, and file system. usually will fall into the file section. More on how these tools will help later.

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Productivity Nuggets Of The Week (September 11 2010)

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Productivity, Efficiency and Effectiveness – We’ve been talking about productivity and efficiency in this blog as concrete concepts of maximizing our efforts at work. Zen and the Art of File and Folder Organization – This is a must read. Brought To You By: Productivity and GTD Hacks - Productivity and GTD Hacks Blog.

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My Top 3 BlackBerry Productivity Tools

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The phone comes with 2GB microSD (capacity is up to 32GB) which makes it a decent storage device for documents and other files. With that in mind, I installed the following FREE applications just to extend the capacity of the phone just a little bit: BeamExplorer File Manager. Thank you for subscribing to my full RSS feed!

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Useful Tips That Will Help You Get to Inbox Zero

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Your inbox is not your task manager, if action needs to be taken, then transfer the details to your schedule, and then file the mail as appropriate. File It There is no reason why you should have an endless stack of important emails in your inbox. If not, you know what to do – take action filing, deleting or filtering as appropriate.

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7 Home Office Hacks That Will Help You Get Organized

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Multipurpose Filing Chest Repurpose a chest by giving it new functionality. For example, you can take an ugly old filing cabinet and upgrade it with some paint, or reupholster your tired office chair. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team. The inside can be easily tweaked so as to accommodate hanging folders or trays.

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How clutter can hinder your productivity (and what to do about it)

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Physical obstructions In an office, physical obstacles can come in the form of archive boxes, files, and general clutter. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team. This can have some adverse effects on the business including loss of revenue and the overall success of the company. Thank You! ~