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OK, so your desk isn't exactly promoting productivity. Likely story. These tricks and tips will transform your grimy desk into one that's joyfully inviting.
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1. Never let junk mail hit your desk.
We know it's easier said than done. Straight to the trash, recycling bin, or shredder.
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2. Give yourself guidelines (and stick to them).
Create a monthly clear-the-desks rule, when everything goes into a file, a box, or the trash.
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3. Make it look pretty.
Always take five minutes to straighten up your desk before leaving. When you see how pretty it is, you'll want to come back.
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4. Organize accordingly.
Use a label-maker for files and boxes labeled "accounts payable," "2014 taxes," and "keepsakes."
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5. Think about the way you work.
Set up your file cabinet (or file box) the way your mind works -- by topic, by month, whatever speaks to you -- so you'll be more inclined to use it.
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6. Invest in key pieces.
Buy a paper shedder. It makes clutter clearing easy, and the buzzy repetition is meditative.
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7. Utilize every inch.
Find room in a drawer for your stapler, tape dispenser, Post-its, highlighter, and other useful but ugly supplies.
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8. Out with the old.
Can't let go of that old-fashioned calendar and rolodex? Come on, there are helpful apps for all of that.
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9. Stock up on what you use.
Don't cram your pencil cup with random, found pens. Buy a single type of writing implement.
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10. Presentation maters.
Treat yourself to a nice letter organizer -- mail looks more deal-able (and takes up less space) when envelopes are neat.
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