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Staying Clutter-Free - Organize For Productivity, Profit and Peace-of-Mind (Part 5)

Written by: Alex Revai

Article Overview: In this installment we review the steps required to remain (paper) clutter-free with minimal daily maintenance. We begin to learn about connecting our filing system with a process, which enables us to deal with paper (as well as all sorts of information, such as email, voicemail, etc.).

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Staying Clutter-Free - Organize For Productivity, Profit and Peace-of-Mind (Part 5)

At this point, we have made clutter disappear. Oh, what a relief! We no longer worry about finding a piece of document when we need it. If only we could keep this state of affairs. Relax! It's going to be a lot-lot easier, than this, not entirely painless, big clean-up, which is now behind us. This was an investment, which will now pay dividends day-in-day-out, year after year.

Let's turn our attention to ensuring that we never again find ourselves surrounded by paper-piles and lost in clutter. How, then, do we stay paper-piles-free?

Staying paper-free (and I'm not yet referring to paperless, merely suggesting no visible paper clutter) - are you sitting down? - should only take a few minutes a day. Sounds too good to be true? Let me explain.

You have a clean desk. Your documents are resting in a place from where you can retrieve them at the click of a key word. Actions are noted in your calendar and/or your To-Do list. Everything is neatly out-of-sight, but not out-of-mind. Not only is your desk clean, your mind is also at peace. You can focus on your business.

Now, for the most important part: Do it only once and you'll be back where you started, in no time. Therefore, do this every day! Develop it into a habit. Science proves that if you repeat a certain action 17-20 times, it will become a habit. So, is your day going to belong to the clutter around you or will it be a productive one? The choice is yours.

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About the Author: Alex Revai
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Alex Revai, President of Productivity Solutions, is a professional organizer, who helps business people improve profit, productivity and peace-of-mind. An engineer by training and a seasoned business manager with over 30 years of high-tech industry experience, Alex considers himself primarily as a problem-solver. His passion is to teach individuals and organizations about best practices, systems and processes in order to restore sanity (and productivity) to our increasingly crazy, artificially accelerated, all work - no life society. Alex is a mentor, a coach and a trainer, who provides workshops and seminars, consulting, as well as hands-on services. Alex is a member of the Professional Organizers in Canada (POC) industry association. Alex may be contacted for a complimentary needs assessment and consultation. Tel.: 416-272-6972 email: arevai@productivity-solutions.com web: Productivity Solutions P.S.:If you reprint or quote any articles, please provide full credit to the author.

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