File-Folders

Filing systems

  • Oct 5 2010 - 10:00am

    Erin Elizabeth Wells, Living Peace Professional Organizer, offers you tips on using dropbox.com for electronic organizing.

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    Apr 13 2011 - 12:45pm

    Do you have a drawer full of files but can't find the one you want?

    Do you have your files alphabetized but you can't remember what you named a particular file?

    Have you ever made a new file and then realized you had one already (but just didn't remember)?

    Solution: Sort your files into categories.

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    Apr 28 2011 - 1:54pm

    When I was in seminary, I had a job working as an office assistant to a brilliant but absent-minded professor.  One of the major tasks I undertook was revamping his filing system.  Do you know how many files labeled "Misc." or "Miscellaneous" I found?  At least a dozen!  That number is indicative of how dysfunctional the...

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    Jun 2 2011 - 8:13pm

    A well-tended file drawer is a lot like a well-tended garden:

    • It has lots of colors. (See this vlog post about using different colors of file folders for different categories of files)
    • It has labels. (Is...
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