Don't let paper pile up on you

24 October 2012

On Monday, I bloggd about 5 questions to ask yourself before getting rid of paper. My intent was to encourage you to part with most paper, because you can get it again if you need to.

Today I had an intense day helping a client with a lot with paper, and the “less is more” philosophy really hit home. The other important message is that if you’re going to keep paper, have a simple filing system in place that will help you find a home for it and retrieve it. (I like the Freedom Filer system a lot.)

Back in my March 2008 newsletter, I supplied information on what papers to keep, along with some links to some resources on paper retention. I’ve asked my fabulous intern, Kate Koberna, to research newer resources and when she’s finished with that I’ll blog about them and do a new newsletter article.

But in the meantime, check out the older article for guidelines on what to keep. And please, pretty please, let go of paper that you don’t need!

Tagged with: paper management, paper piles