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Podcast 116: The perils of storage space

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Despite these McMansions, 1 out of every 10 Americans rents offsite storage—this is the fastest growing segment of the commercial real estate industry over the past four decades. That’s from the New York Times Magazine.

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Storage Units: Good or Evil?

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I read this quotation from a storage industry executive: “ People turn basements into home theaters or turn garages into family rooms and they need space for storage. There’s no good reason to keep things permanently in storage. ” I call that living beyond your space means.

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Storage Units: Good or Evil?

Clutter Coach

I read this quotation from a storage industry executive: “ People turn basements into home theaters or turn garages into family rooms and they need space for storage. There’s no good reason to keep things permanently in storage. ” I call that living beyond your space means.

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Podcast 132: Decision controls

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Here’s a quotation from her: “I found 80 per cent of all industrial accidents – including the fire service – are caused by human error. She wanted to know if decisions made by fire fighters in the heat of the moment (yeah, I couldn’t resist) were as well informed as they could be, in order to be effective and also safe.

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Organize your garage with Monkey Bars!

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Each Monkey Bars shelf is made of industrial strength steel and powder-coated for superior strength, capable of supporting up to 1,000 pounds in just a 4 foot area. Imagine how much you could store with just one or two shelves.

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Let the Right Ones In

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Filter out: nice-to-know information, general email blasts, recaps of meetings where you took your own notes, industry news, requests that are sent to a group (let someone else answer) and company policy memos. That is; deadlines, next steps, desired results, critical resources and pertinent changes. So, use the Hold folder.

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Let the Right Ones In

Clutter Coach

Filter out: nice-to-know information, general email blasts, recaps of meetings where you took your own notes, industry news, requests that are sent to a group (let someone else answer) and company policy memos. That is; deadlines, next steps, desired results, critical resources and pertinent changes. So, use the Hold folder.

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