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How to create a tickler file

How to create a tickler file

A tickler file is a filing system based on an idea outlined in David Allen’s book about Getting Things Done, or GTD.  The filing system involves 31 slots or folders for each numbered day of the month, with 12 folders for each month of the year.  These 43 folders serve as a system for filing important pieces of paper for …

Address incoming paper immediately and make it a habit

Address incoming paper immediately and make it a habit

Paper might be thin, but the sheer volume of it entering our homes is bound to create clutter and unnecessary piles in numerous places.   One of the best habits you can form is committing to address incoming paper the moment it comes through your front door.  Here are some examples and how to take action:

Mail — as soon as …

Consider reading everything digitally

Consider reading everything digitally

It occurred to me that almost everything that I read can be read digitally.  Then I realized just how much space, money and time I would save by doing so!  This culminated in some reasearch and ideas about why reading content digitally would declutter and streamline my life, and a conclusion that in two particular situations reading in a digital …

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