Go for effectiveness, not neatness. Neatness as an end in itself can be dangerous: Putting things away only to clear off your desk can cause you to lose or maybe forget them. This one suggestion will instantly let you work smarter not harder.

Clutter is rarely caused by insufficient space or time. The the most likely culprit is usually indecision. So be selective about what you carry into your office and home. If you happen to know what you value and what your goals are, being selective is easy.

Have a place for every single thing. Open your mail in the same place all the time so it doesn't get strewn everywhere. Put unpaid bills together, away from paid bills. Keep all office supplies collectively to prevent duplicate procurements.

Do not use your whole desk surface as a giant In-box. Rather, determine the next action on every piece of paper and file accordingly. Tasks to be done soon (telephone calls to make, questions you should ask business partners) and current projects get into your "Action Files," which should not be mixed with Reference Files. Action Files needs to be kept close to you.

That saying, "Handle each piece of paper only once," is too extreme to be realistic. But it contains a grain of truth. Do make an effort to take the next action that's needed every time you deal with a piece of paper. How about that seminar advertisement you put on your table, as a reminder to decide if you should sign up - you know, that paper you've shuffled ten times today already? Either call now to get the information you require, or make a note in your appointment book to call later. Then you are that much closer to being done with it.

Don't keep paper that you're not willing to spend time filing. If you don't document it well, you either will fail to remember you have it, or you won't be able to find it when you need it. It does you no good, and the end result is not different from if you'd thrown it out initially. If you are set up to scan information into your PC, be selective. If you cannot imagine a specific situation when you'd need to refer to the info again, don't scan it. The majority of us save a great deal of paper we'll never work with again.

Often we are own worst enemies, interrupting ourselves by jumping from one half-finished task to another. Avoid doing "the desktop shuffle" - shifting papers pointlessly around on your desk. Whenever you handle an item, take an action towards completing it so that you will work smarter not harder.

Learn to say "No." You can live to be a hundred yet still not have time to do everything you want-that's the curse and blessing of being clever and having high expectations of your own self. The good news is you may choose what to focus on. You have more freedom than you may realize. Aside from obligations such as caring for weak family members and paying taxes, hardly any of what you "have" to do is morally or legally mandatory. Review everything in life and ask, "What's the worst that can take place if I stopped doing this?" Saying "No" often is the way you can "Yes" to what you really value.

Beware of stuff. The more stuff you have, the more you have to find a location to put, and the more you'll need to clean, repair, and eventually replace. Stop getting things you don't actually need just because they're selling at knockdown prices. That alone will let you work smarter not harder. You can always get more stuff, and you can always get extra cash. However you will never be able to get more time.

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