A three part system, developed over many years of studying and trial/error testing.
Part 1. To do- that which must be handled. Small wire basket.
Part 2. That which may or must be filed.
Part two explained:
All paper that does not have a time limit goes into the much larger filing basket... (which we have renamed the "piling basket".
Part 3.... periodically... every month or two, or three... I sit on the floor, and sort materials from the "Piling Basket" About three quarters goes into the trash, and the other quarter, into the actual real file box.... The whole process of doing this takes about 20 minutes.
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A far cry from the early years, where we used a filing cabinet, with three drawers and perhaps 120 separate file folders. Almost impossible to find anything. Hours of searching and frustration.
Part 1. To do- that which must be handled. Small wire basket.
Part 2. That which may or must be filed.
Part two explained:
All paper that does not have a time limit goes into the much larger filing basket... (which we have renamed the "piling basket".
Part 3.... periodically... every month or two, or three... I sit on the floor, and sort materials from the "Piling Basket" About three quarters goes into the trash, and the other quarter, into the actual real file box.... The whole process of doing this takes about 20 minutes.
....................................................................................................
A far cry from the early years, where we used a filing cabinet, with three drawers and perhaps 120 separate file folders. Almost impossible to find anything. Hours of searching and frustration.