Quick Ideas 26 to 27 27 Organize Your Workspace: Electronic Files But the paper files are not the only files we have today. All those computer Assignment records, reports, memos, e-mails, and so forth need Set up folders and files to go somewhere too. for your tasks and projects. Again, set up folders for Put the current ones on your them all and name the elec- electronic desktop for quick tronic folders the same way retrieval. and with the same labels you used for paper folders. I always find that it is helpful to keep current task and project folders right on the desktop so I don't have to search for them or take three or four clicks to reach them. One click opens the folder and the list of documents. Also remember to clearly label the various documents in the folder so you can tell what is in the document. Nothing wastes time as much time as having to open three or four documents until you find the right one just because your labels were sloppy. Epilogue You'll save an enormous amount of time doing this. Once I got the handle on this system, I suspect I've saved about 15 minutes a day over my old haphazard system. Again, remember: A little here and a little there, and you've saved a significant amount of time. 45