I have previously written about how to greatly reduce your pile of snail mail by opening the envelopes, removing the fluff, and unfolding the important papers. (See Honey, I Shrunk the Mail.) In that organizing tip, I coined the term “paper thickness”. A single piece of paper is one paper thickness. A piece of paper folded in thirds, such as when inserted into a business envelope, is three paper thicknesses – three times as thick as when it is unfolded. An envelope is two…
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In this age of electronic greetings, it’s delightful to get an honest-to-goodness card in the mail. Someone went to the trouble to buy the card, sign it, address it, stamp it, and mail it. That person must really like you! Getting a birthday or anniversary or congratulations or thank you card, with a personal message in it – and in your friend or relative’s familiar handwriting – feels great. But then what?
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Is your home or office littered with piles of unopened mail? Does the ever-growing pile become more and more intimidating? Let me teach you a few tips about mail that will make you want to rush over and tackle that pile right now!
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I’ve been noticing lately how much the Broken Windows Theory applies to staying organized. The Broken Windows Theory was posited by two social scientists in the early 1980’s, and, according to Wikipedia, refers to the effects of urban disorder and vandalism on additional crime and anti-social behavior.
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I did it on Friday night, and again on Saturday morning. I even did it again on Sunday! What did I do? I got my inbox down to zero. Yes, that’s right, zero e-mails in my inbox. And you can do it too! Here are my secrets.
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