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dropfiles vs folders / binders, orgnanizing references
Helen | Oct 18 2007
Does anybody use a condensed version of the tickler file? I don't see myself using the 43 folders - most of them will be empty. I just don't get that much paperwork of that kind. There are bills to pay at the end of each week and the odd social calendar reminder. I also prefer d-ring binders to using drop files. I always hated doing filing because the metal tops of the dropfiles make my fingernails feel weird, and they are easy to drop things out of, and things get out of order. D-ring binders keep it all in one place and roughly chronological, so it works for me. I'm splitting it into sections for non-tax domestic bills and tax stuff. For reference material - I collect a huge amount of reference material for my art and writing; currently in piles, boxes and binders. I tend to think that a small binder for each novel and its reference material, a binder for 'maybe/someday' reference stuff and a couple of themed binders for art (symbols, techniques, - ?) might be the way to go. But I wonder if I ought to try drop files again. Are there any other creative types here collecting reference materials? cheers Helen 3 Comments
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 appliances and referenceSubmitted by sisyphea on October 19, 2007 - 8:46pm.
one-folder tickler. That'll work for me! If I don't let things accumulate, there should only ever be a handful of things in there. Its when things -don't- get done that it becomes a surrogate inbox. I love the by-room/ category idea for appliances - every time I need a manual or warranty I have to plough through a massive file ... and yes, outdated stuff. I found some of the secure files you mention, on an office supply site. I think files might be a better way to organize my art and craft reference stuff, as otherwise I'm flipping through pages in the ringbinders trying to find things. I considered throwing a lot out and just scanning stuff I wanted, but I do like hardcopy sometimes - I spend enough time staring at a computer screen. With the fiction writing, it is easy enough to have a folder or section for each WIP and one for the someday/maybe. thanks for the thoughts Helen » POSTED IN:
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