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File...Don't Pile: A proven filing system for personal and professional use
by
Pat Dorff
If you have ever watched the stacks of papers, magazins, clippings, and projects pile up out of control, File...Don't Pile will provide fast, easy practical advice. More than a collection of random hints, this handy guide presents systems of organization for every conceivable type of household paper. Topics covered include:
How to cut through the clutter--the 5 step ...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
July 15th 1986
by St. Martin's Griffin
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Written in 1986 "File... Don't Pile" predates the wide-spread use of home/office computers for record keeping and deals only with circa 1990 paper data (that's why I gave it 3 stars.) The totally paperless work place has not arrived at my office and I still must deal with a large amount of personal and business communications/forms. The "File... Don't Pile" system is great for managing these documents. Combine "File... Don't Pile" method with a spreadsheet (I use E...more
This book would be great for the person who still enjoys clipping articles from newspapers and magazines, and saving every handout they receive from school or church. For anyone who loves to physically save information JUST IN CASE they may have a use for it down the road. I am not that person. It also screamed to me that it was written for the do-it-all woman who never says no to a volunteer opportunity. While reading it, I often found myself thinking that the information superhighway inter...more
Good suggestions on filing, although I probably won’t change my whole system.
These methods would be especially useful in the information sections of my files.
I like the idea of using a paperdex folder at the front of the file to keep track of the folders in the group. The folders are numbered in order and the contents are kept in a master file. You look up the subject in the paperdex and then go to the corresponding numbered folder. You just add numbers as you add subjects. You don...more
These methods would be especially useful in the information sections of my files.
I like the idea of using a paperdex folder at the front of the file to keep track of the folders in the group. The folders are numbered in order and the contents are kept in a master file. You look up the subject in the paperdex and then go to the corresponding numbered folder. You just add numbers as you add subjects. You don...more
Having read this I decided to stick to my own systems. If I ever found myself landed with a heap of hard to categorise cuttings and paper clutter that needed cross referencing then this would be the book I might turn to. As it turns out, my system must be working, as I was recently asked for, and found, a two year old receipt in one minute including the hike up to the attic to the file cabinet.
This book would have been very helpful if I was just looking to file all of my paper. It would be great if my paper mess were all recipes, magazine articles and such. Most ofmine is mail and I still can't figure out what to do with it. the method she suggests sounds great, I might give it a try for our family files. It just want' quite what I was looking for.
The author presents a simple, workable method of filing paper. Now do it!
I really needed this book! I can pretty much control the messiness of day to day life, but somehow paper escapes me! This book gave me some good direction for my piling tendency...
W-hat I most remember is her cooking plan. I'd like to read it again.
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