All paper is either...
...Information - It has to be read (prioritise)
... Action - Something has to be done, submit to supervisor? Summarised?
...Filed - It has to be labelled and kept.
OR
...Junk! - Everything else... Please re-use as rough paper. (recycle!)
Before keeping paper ask:
1. Will i read it and what will i need it for?
2. Will it matter if i lose it?
3. Do i need to keep all of it? (i.e just keep abstracts and summaries for reference purposes?)
...Information - It has to be read (prioritise)
... Action - Something has to be done, submit to supervisor? Summarised?
...Filed - It has to be labelled and kept.
OR
...Junk! - Everything else... Please re-use as rough paper. (recycle!)
Before keeping paper ask:
1. Will i read it and what will i need it for?
2. Will it matter if i lose it?
3. Do i need to keep all of it? (i.e just keep abstracts and summaries for reference purposes?)
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Sometimes you go to drastic measures to stop your room/ workplace from overflowing with pieces of information, stacks of papers/notes/books. Like my above---"stopping the paper chase" notice.
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