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Put an 'out' basket near the door; consolidate trips away from your desk; hang an 'in' basket outside your work area so people can drop things for you without interrupting. |
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Make decisions quickly; over 80 percent of decisions should be made immediately. It's more important to decide about a piece of paper promptly than it is to handle it only once. |
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Do quick tasks right away. If it will take two minutes or less, do it now. For projects, make and keep appointments with yourself for each step. |
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Throw out as much as possible-especially duplicates and out-of-date material. |
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Create routines (for example, weekly planning sessions). Process mail, email, faxes, and voicemail daily. Keep a master 'to do' list and store related papers in a "to do" folder; review your list daily. |
