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packing your (work) bag - which files go?
John Fishback | Oct 31 2007
For the first time in a while I'm feeling on top of the paper I have to manage - I've got as little of it as possible and what I do have is high impact. At my desk, I'm all over it.
But most days I need to leave my desk at some point, and I may be gone long enough that I can't necessarily plan all the tasks I'll work on while away.
Here's my question: What goes in the briefcase when you leave your desk? I'm not interested in a lifehacker.com-esque "what's in your go bag?" discussion, though theirs was great. What I want to know is how to you prepare yourself for taking care of business while you're working from your bag.
My current list is 1) project folders from all projects active this week (usually three or four of these), 2) reference/content folders for any ongoing writing/presenting/making something projects, 3) "Evergreen" folders - new business possibilites for my company, etc., and 4) one "brain dump" folder with cards and blank paper in the event I need to fire up a new project/project folder. All other stuff goes on index cards for capture or into Ghost Action synced to my blackberry.
Someone's out there's got a better rig than me. What is it?
Thanks!
John
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Plastic Folders from David AllenSubmitted by wreising on November 1, 2007 - 8:09pm.
David Allen sells a set of plastic folders with nice labels IN, TO OFFICE, TO HOME, ACTION, READING plus some blank ones you can add your own label to. I use these to manage the paper I move around. I also add the folders for projects I might work on while I'm out. » POSTED IN:
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