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If you don’t have an Outbox, where do you put a piece of paper that you need to give to someone? (Please don’t say on your desk or your credenza.) If you use paper, you need both an Inbox and … Continued
Does it seem to take just a little bit longer each time you go through your e-mail? Is it because you are getting more e-mails or perhaps because you were never taught how to go through them? There is a … Continued
Have you ever found that a file that you frequently use really needs to be stored in a bunch of different places for different things? Say it is a New Client form you use with every new customer you work … Continued
Do you have a hard time coming up with Category names to use for the information you store? The job of an executive that I was working with was to come up with the name of her Support Categories as … Continued
Do you use a different system for storing information in your smartphone, paper, computer, and e-mail files? If so, a better method is to use the same information storage system everywhere. Start with your computer. Use only one directory where … Continued
Have you ever found that a file can be stored in more than one place? Think about where to store a form. A form is a template or a blank document or piece of paper that’s not filled out. Potentially … Continued
How many times have you been unable to find a file because you forgot what you named it? Search has become your very best friend. Use the very first word that comes to your mind. If the word “stuff” comes … Continued
How many different systems do you use to store information? You may be using Windows Explorer, Google Drive, OneDrive, Evernote, a shared drive, e-mail, voice mail, a smartphone, appointment book, file drawer, and on and on and on. Unfortunately, most … Continued
Do you know how your brain stores information? The easiest way to store and find information is by using a Category. A Category is a grouping of similar or like items focused around a particular subject. You already know how … Continued
Remember when you were a kid and you’d leave your toys outdoors in the middle of winter and never think twice about them? Now think about your beautiful car and golf clubs. Feel the same way now? Quite simply, the … Continued