It might be one of life's great mysteries.
How an immaculate and shiny desk becomes covered in a torrential downpour of papers, reminders, books, folders in a matter of days or hours. While some of us operate better in a state of organized chaos, others desperately want to break the untidy habit.
We're not asking you to become Martha Stewart over night, but it might be nice to make a Halloween or Thanksgiving resolution to be more organized. Actually, taking baby steps is the best way to stick with a new resolution. Consider it practice for the loftier New Year's resolutions to come.
- Toss the Trash - Old receipts? Shred them. Reminders to process orders from last month? There's no need to hold on to that. Think of it as a triage of your documents. Important papers should have their place, preferably in an organized system of folders with clear labels. Which takes us to our next point...
- Mark it - Labelmakers like the Letratag LT-100T help you create labels with date/time stamps in various fonts and sizes, so you can finally conquer the clutter.
- Don't fight the system - Filing systems, wire or mesh folder holders, in and out boxes -- they all help you define desk space so you can be more efficient.



