Why Get Organized?
Benefits of Being Organized
Key Principles
How Backlogs Develop
What Is Clutter, Anyway?
How Do Paper Backlogs Develop?
Two Common Mental Blocks
Where to Start
Decide on Your Goals
Where to Begin
The Bookcases: Reduce, Refer, Rearrange
Rearranging: How to Do It
Handling the Exceptions
Your Work Area
The Credenza
Your Desk Drawers
Equipment
The File Drawers
Clearing the Top of Work Surfaces
How Are You Feeling?
Filing It and Finding It
Common Filing Mistakes
Filing Guidelines
Setting Up Your Subject Files
Filing Principles
Additional Filing Information
How to Maintain Your Filing System
| Managing Your Desk and Your Papers
The Top of Your Desk
Out of Sight Is Out of Mind
Tracking Delegated Work
Clearing Off the Stacks
Tying Up Loose Ends
Business Cards
Tickler Files
The Next-Week File
Odds and Ends
Maintaining Your Organization
Managing Your Mail and Your Reading
Sorting Incoming Mail
Managing the Reading
Managing E-Mail and Personal Organizers
Managing E-Mail
Day Planners and Personal Organizers
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