Description
If you struggle with keeping your papers organized, keeping up with the mail, or getting bills paid on time, you are not alone! In this book, Ariane provides a super simple strategies for organizing your paper quickly, simply and inexpensively.
The ultimate downfall of most paper organizing approaches is that they are more complicated than necessary, too difficult to maintain, and not based on your unique needs.Why use a power drill when a simple hammer would be plenty good enough?
Our rule of thumb: if it takes a long time to learn and a long time to implement, it’s too complicated!
The ideas in this guide have helped hundreds of readers take charge of their paper – quickly. This guide won't just tell you what to do, it will empower you with organizing strategies to make it easy to stay organized and adapt as your needs change. It will help you:
- Let go of paper you don’t need
- Keep less paper to begin with
- Implement SIMPLE organizing systems for yourself that are:
• easy to set up
• easy to use
• easy to remember
• easy to put back together when you let them slide
• easy to change as your needs change
What's Inside This Book
SECTION 1 - Issues in Organizing Paper and How to Address Them
The Issue of Having Too Much Paper
The Issue of Emotional Attachment
The Issue of The Quality of Tools We Choose
The Issue of Categorizing Your Paper
SECTION 2 - The Neat & Simple™ Lifecycle Approach to Paper Systems
Shotgun Organizing Doesn’t Work
The Lifecycle Systems Model
5 Essential SIMPLE Paper Systems EVERYONE Needs
Setting Up Simple ACTION Paper
Systems
- Mail Processing
- Bill Paying
- Reading
- Coupons
Hanging File System (Not covered in-depth. The Neat & Simple Guide to Hanging File Systems will be covered in it's own book.)
SECTION 3 - Neat & Simple™ General Organizing Tips
Tips for Letting Go of Paper
Staying Motivated to Let Go
Setting Up Efficient Work Spaces
Giving Things a Home
Choosing Organizing Tools
“Staying Organized While you Organize”
Here is a sample page so that you can see the kind of simple easy to read layout. It's was created with PowerPoint with lots of one page "job aids" for organizing your paper.
