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7 Tips for Decluttering Your Desk

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. 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.

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8 Time-Saving Tips

Ian's Messy Desk

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Find urgent computer files faster by starting file names with numbers. That ensures that they will be at the top of your list of files. That ensures that they will be at the top of your list of files. Thanks for visiting! Cut down on steps.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I use hanging file folders labelled from January through to December.

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Manage Your Paper With a RAFT

Ian's Messy Desk

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. 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. Thanks for visiting!

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8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk

Ian's Messy Desk

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Sort – everything into boxes/containers according to what needs to be done: file , shred, recycle , refer, toss, etc. Thanks for visiting! Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it.

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How to exorcise your demons of disorganization

Ian's Messy Desk

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Manage paper effectively – Barbara Hemphill, author of The Paper Tiger, offers the FAT principle for paper burden: file it, act on it, or toss it. Reference Files: store in a convenient location close to your desk. Thanks for visiting!

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.