Office Piles in Retreat

Progress! Top tray diminished from 2.75 inches to 2.0 inches, middle tray diminished from 2.25 inches to 0.75 inches, and bottom tray diminished from 1.75 inches to 1.25 inches.

That's a total of 2.25 inches less paper in one week. The key was the commitment I made to a paper management class I was teaching. Ironic? It's not like it's rocket science - which reminds me of a favorite quote:

"Our two greatest problems are gravity and paperwork. We can lick gravity,
but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming."


-Dr. Wernher Von Braun, early NASA scientist

Because of my public commitment, it simply was more important to spend a few minutes on the paper daily rather than use the usual rationale that I had more pressing things to do.

By the way, the top tray is my "To read" pile, the middle tray is my "Action" pile [non-urgent items to complete in the next 30 days], and the bottom tray is my "File" pile.

The photo was taken on 2/20/08 at 4:06pm. Took me a bit longer to upload, as I was ill, but class participants can confirm that I showed them this photo that evening.

I'll be teaching the class again in the fall - sign up for my newsletter if you want advance notice of the next time it's offered. Or give me a call to discuss bringing the workshop to your workplace.