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Clutter 101: How To (Maybe) Get Your Partner Onboard

My Clutter 101 series is one of the most popular at Organize IT, which culminated in me creating my first (and free!) ebook on the subject. I’ve not added anything to the series in a while because, frankly, after everything I covered in that book I couldn’t really think of much else to write about [...]

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How I Made A Filing System Using Just A Letter Tray

Several months ago I introduced the great filing system debate. My old filing system no longer worked for me because it was slow, complicated and did more than I required. So at the start of this year I tried a different approach, something that might not on the surface seem like it should work. Currently [...]

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Home Office Reboot: Describe Your Office Setup

This post was written for Organize IT by Howard Yermish. He is an internet marketing strategist and is obsessed with finding ways to use technology to make people and business more productive. In this post he describes how he rebooted his office to make way for a more focused work environment. It should hopefully give [...]

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The Great Filing System Debate: Why Mine Sucks And How I Want To Change It. Plus, What Is Your Filing System Setup?

In my last two posts I’ve repeatedly used my filing system as an example of productivity (epic) failure. As the end of the year is coming up I thought now would be a good time to shake things up a little. At the moment I use what is probably quite a traditional approach. It is [...]

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Speed, Simplicity And The Story Of My Filing System

If repetitive day-to-day tasks are even remotely complicated or time consuming you’ll end up not doing them. Whether it’s updating your to-do list, emptying your inbox, trying to get the lid of your expensive pen or just generally trying to be productive, you will find yourself at some point falling off the wagon. Imagine that [...]

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