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5 Paper Management Tips for Christians
My favorite scripture is Romans 8:28. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose."
1. Todays Mail is Tomorrows Pile Ignore your backlog of papers! Set up a new system for managing your paper starting with todays piles. Eventually you can merge the old with the new or toss it altogether!
2. Clutter is Postponed Decisions There are only three decisions you can make regarding any piece of paper. Think FAT: File, Act or Toss!
3. The Art of Wastebasketry Whats the worst thing that can happen if you didnt have this piece of paper? If you can live with your answer, then toss or better yet, recycle it!
History Of CorsetsCorsets Before 1500 We can not be sure whether corsets existed before 1500, as information on them is unreliable. A ..... 4. Start over! If you have a filing system that isnt working, just start over again.
5. Forget your alphabet! To make filing significantly less labor-intensive (who enjoys making file labels?) convert to a numerical system, taking advantage of your computers search engine. You can use Excel or a filing program, such as The Paper Tiger.
Barbara Hemphill is the author of Kiplinger's Taming the Paper Tiger at Work and Taming the Paper Tiger at Home and co-author of Love It or Lose It: Living Clutter-Free Forever. The mission of Hemphill Productivity Institute is to help individuals and organizations create and sustain a productive environment so they can accomplish their work and enjoy their lives. We do this by organizing space, information, and time. We can be reached at 800-427-0237 or at www.ProductiveEnvironment.com
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