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Use the 80/20 Rule to Organize Your Office

Q: If my client just let go of 20 bags of paper and the papers she kept fill 4 file drawers, and she only will use 20% of those, then were we successful? A: Absolutely! From experience, I can...

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What I Purged From My Own Files This Weekend

Organizing is a process, not a single step. This theory does not exclude we organizers. Quickly after I reveal to someone my chosen profession, I’m usually asked, “How organized are your files?”...

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How Long Should I Keep Records?

I was asked this very question last week by someone who is considering working with me.  I gave him the same answer I’ve given everyone: “It depends on many things.  There are of course the answers you...

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Feel stuck? Organize with this on the wall.

This photo speaks for itself.  Occasionally I take on clients whose organizing needs extend far beyond the office.  This is from one such job.  We measured progress in the number of contractor’s bags...

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My article is published in Attention Magazine! Make Peace With Your Paper,...

I’m so excited to have my article, Make Peace With Your Paper, Even if You Hate Filing, published in October’s Attention Magazine! Attention is the official publication of CHADD, an organization that...

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Cheap shredding at Office Depot

My clients are always thrilled to hear that all Office Depot stores offer shredding for $.99 per pound of paper. I’ve had a few report back to me that it is indeed as easy as it sounds. Knowledge is...

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[VIDEO] How Much to Toss When Organizing

I get asked this question all the time so I thought I’d answer it for you! “How much should I really be throwing away?”  Grab a piece of paper and write down what percentage of things in your office...

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One of the Coolest Things I’ve Found in a Client’s Office 

I never know what I’m going to find in a client’s office. Last week I had one of those rare moments where I said, “You HAVE to keep this! Are you kidding me?”. It was a vintage address book with...

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Who says you have to keep your book jackets?

In helping a client with a major book purge, we gave some thought as to how to better display the books she was keeping. It was her brilliant idea to see what the books look like without their jackets....

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How to get rid of 564 items in a month

A lot of minimalism articles are just fluff, explaining its popularity without teaching the execution, which is why I liked Why Tidying Up Could Change Your Life in The Guardian. It offers 5 applicable...

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