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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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 One folder has some promise for meSubmitted by wreising on October 21, 2007 - 8:48pm.
I like the idea of the one folder "Tickler" for things that need a place but don't need their own folder. I have lots little things like that and I usually let them pile up until a weekly review, when I file them in their own separate folders, which is a waste and usually causes me to lose track of them. If I had one folder, and put a note about each item in the notes field of the relevant Next Action in OmniFocus I could:
The trick as I see it is the location reference in your trusted system. If you don't see a reminder of that "Tickler" folder when you need that document, then all you have is one nice place to lose all those little bits at once. » POSTED IN:
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