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"How to Get Rid of your Office Clutter"

This post was written by Allison Shields:

"Clear Out

The first step in de-cluttering is to determine what you have by clearing everything out. Begin with one small area at a time, such as the top of your desk or one drawer.

Quick Sort and Purge

Next is a 'one touch' sort. Quickly sort each item into these piles:

• Toss
• File (in office)
• File (elsewhere)
• To do (actual client or administrative work to be done or delegated
• To read
• Misc. in office (mementos, books, office supplies, that stay in your office)
• Misc. out of office (anything other than filing that belongs elsewhere)

Before you put anything back, ask yourself these questions..."

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Source: Lawyerist.com, 24 May 2010. © 2007-2010 Lawyerist Media, LLC. Reproduced with permission of the site editor, Sam Glover.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on May 24, 2010 (boomark / email).