The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Things Done

Chapter 6

Your Desk, Your Office, Your Career

In This Chapter

• Your work environment

• Rule your desk

• A new set of commandments

• Love your surroundings

 

Let’s face it, your productive work life is finite. You will only be able to work for so many years at such-and-such a pace, and then one day that will end. When it comes to getting things done, taking control of your immediate environment works wonders.

This chapter is all about the direct connection between how you manage your desk and office and how that ultimately impacts your career.

Filing and Organizing Effectively

Practically speaking, much of getting things done comes down to how well you’re able to retrieve what you need, and much of that adds up to a single concept: filing.