Make Every Second Count

Avoid the horizontal-pile system of filing at all cost. In 101 Ways to Make Every Second Count: Time Management Tips and Techniques for More Success with Less Stress (Career Press), author Robert W. Bly points out a better way: “The average four-drawer file cabinet contains 10,000 pieces of paper,” Bly says. “Your average four-drawer file cabinet can hold almost seven times more than the top of a table or desk.”

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