When you just have to hang on to some paper…

by tim on 17. Feb, 2009 in Organizing

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I appreciate paperless zealotry as much as the next scanner/shredder devotee. But try as I might, there are always some things that just work better as paper. This raises the question of what should be done with it. Whatever it is, it needs to be lightweight and very accessible.

I came across a post on Unclutterer today entitled “Creating a central binder for your home”
with just such a solution. If you go down this path, I would recommend sticking to the 5 categories as an upper limit. I think anything more and you’re on the slippery slope to paper clutter.

I think that any paper document should consider its existence as a privilege, not a right, so a periodical review of the wallet’s contents would be a good idea.