How to Reduce Paperwork
- 1). Try to handle incoming letters, memos and notes immediately; don't toss them to the side and assume you will look at them later.
- 2). Deal with a piece of paper only once. Once you pick up a piece of paper, do something to help you get rid of it: Take the necessary action or copy information to the appropriate place, then throw the paper away. (For example, if the memo contains a meeting date, copy it into your planner.)
- 3). File only what is essential. Review your files periodically and clean out the ones you no longer refer to.
- 4). Cancel subscriptions to magazines or journals you no longer read.