In home office organizing one of the major impediments to cleanup is the large quantity of paper that has to be sorted, filed, subsequently out of files for viewing, and put back again. As Abrahamson and Freedman (2005) accurately note, this can be a time consuming and expensive process, especially if you keep a voluminous number of documents. The hassle of having to physically file paperwork, combined with the opportunity cost present in filing and retrieval are what prompted me to go paperless. Turn the page…
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If your organizational habits provide a window into your personality, then by extrapolation your work, personal, and home stuff may be sending multiple messages to other people. Sam Gosling’s research has uncovered that what you have, how you maintain it, and how you display it all leave clues about your personality. An interesting question related to his research concerns the impressions people form of our profession based on our personal belongings. Could how you display your home provide a window into your professional demeanor – into your dependability, your work habits, and your ability to get along with other people? Turn the page…
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