Posts Tagged ‘mail’
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In: Paper Management
13 Mar 2012The other day I rushed home from work and jumped straight on the computer. My wife walked by my office and said “Take off your coat and stay a while!” You might wonder what this fascinating story has to do with organizing. A while back I wrote a post called “Envel-nope”, about why un-shed envelopes have [...]
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Where Should I Put the Mail?
In: Paper Management
21 Jul 2010It’s a common question but it has an uncommon answer. Mail doesn’t go anywhere. That’s because it stops being mail the second it comes out of your mailbox. Bills-to-pay need a home, material-to-read need a home, and statements-to-file need a home, but it’s a mistake to allow the daily collection to take up residence ANYWHERE. [...]
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The End of the Mail Trail
In: Paper Management
14 Apr 2010When does mail stop being mail? The second it comes out of your mailbox. That stuff piled up on your dining table is not mail. It’s bills to pay, solicitations to toss, statements to file, magazines to read, and material to review. Each envelope contains paper that requires action. Because those actions are hidden inside [...]
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Want to make your home more inviting? The dining table is usually a great place to start. If it’s piled with mail, schoolwork, and crafts then it’s not very welcoming. To keep your table clear and inviting, it helps to think of it as a runway at the FedEx “Super Hub” at Memphis International Airport. [...]
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- Tags: circulation, dining table, FedEx, mail, processing
Envel-nope!
In: Paper Management
27 Oct 2009Envelopes are necessary to help deliver mail, but mail stops being mail the second it comes out of your mailbox. At this moment envelopes are not only unnecessary, they are a natural enemy to staying organized. Envelopes help in the sending of paper information in three ways. First, they conceal the information from outside eyes. Second, they bundle [...]
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- Betsey Barger: Matt and team are fanTAStic. Have just made my first referral to a friend. I wish I'd discovered h [...]
- Matt: Excellent! This is a quick win that makes a big difference down the road. [...]
- Brian: Great advice! I definitely leave too many things in their envelopes, so this is something I can do i [...]
- Lisa Corrado: Matt, you are so right when you say many of what we consider tasks are actually projects. And I real [...]
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