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| Introduction | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Determining Your Work Style | |
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| The Work Style Quiz | |
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| Scoring the Quiz | |
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| The Speed Demon | |
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| The Ponderer | |
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| The Scarlett O'Hara | |
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| The Visual | |
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| The Aesthetic | |
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| The Combination | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creating Your Office Vision | |
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| Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Begin | |
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| Determining Your Work and Information Flow | |
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| Identifying the Information You Receive and Sorting the Information You Have | |
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| Applying Logic To Workflow | |
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| Deciding Where Your Information Should Live | |
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| Keeping Files for Later Reference | |
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| Keeping Information Long Term | |
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| Setting Up Zones in Your Office | |
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| Identifying Zone One | |
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| Identifying Zone Two | |
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| Identifying Zone Three | |
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| Setting Priorities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creating Your Office Framework | |
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| Choosing Your Primary Furniture | |
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| Choosing a Desk and Desktop Storage | |
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| Selecting the Right Office Chair | |
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| Using a Scale Model to Lay Out Your Office | |
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| Measuring and Creating Scale Drawings | |
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| Creating Furniture Cutouts | |
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| Laying Out Your Furniture | |
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| Choosing the Right Colors For Your Office | |
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| Understanding the Importance of Color and Lighting | |
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| Experimenting With Color Schemes | |
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| Choosing Floor and Window Treatments | |
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| Considering Your Flooring Options | |
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| Adding Window Treatments | |
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| Choosing Office Lighting | |
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| Adding Plants and Office-Appropriate Pets | |
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| Adding Personal Items | |
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| Projecting the Right Appearance | |
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| Finding and Maintaining the Right Balance | |
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| Establishing the Habit of Decluttering | |
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| Summary | |
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| Time Management at Work | |
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| Choosing a Planning Tool | |
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| Weighing the Pros and Cons of Paper and Electronic Tools | |
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| Using a Combination of Paper and Electronic Planning Tools | |
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| Handling Interruptions | |
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| Managing Human Interrupters | |
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| Minimizing Phone Interruptions | |
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| Handling Email Interruptions | |
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| Overcoming Procrastination | |
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| Understanding Why You Procrastinate | |
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| Strategies to Combat Procrastination | |
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| Summary | |
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| Organizing Your Files | |
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| Selecting a Filing System | |
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| Understanding Direct Versus Indirect Access Filing | |
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| Using an Alphabetical Filing System | |
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| Maintaining and Using an Alphabetic System | |
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| Comparing Advantages and Disadvantages of Alphabetic Filing Systems | |
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| Using a Numeric Filing System | |
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| Straight Numeric (Sequential) Filing | |
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| Terminal Digit Filing | |
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| Decimal Filing | |
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| Setting Up and Using a Topical Filing System | |
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| Determining Your Primary Classes | |
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| Creating Categories and Subcategories | |
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| Comparing Advantages and Disadvantages of Topical Filing | |
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| Using an Electronic Filing System | |
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| Paper Tiger Electronic Indexing System | |
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| Using FileWISE | |
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| Summary | |
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| Choosing Filing Storage and Supplies | |
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| Choosing File Storage | |
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| Choosing Filing Cabinets | |
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| Open Filing Shelves | |
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| Using File Boxes | |
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| Rolling File Carts | |
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| Hanging Folders | |
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| Letter or Legal? | |
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| Specialty Hanging Folder Products | |
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| File Folders | |
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| Other Filing Supplies and Tools | |
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| Hanging Wall Bins | |
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| The Ins and Outs of Desktop File Sorters | |
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| Summary | |
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| Putting Your Filing System in Place | |
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| Using Color in Your Filing System | |
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| Labeling Your Files | |
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| Hand-Written Labels | |
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| Using Computer Labels | |
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| Electronic Label Makers | |
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| Creating a Filing Schedule | |
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| Matching Your Filing Schedule to Your Work Style | |
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| Getting Help with Filing Chores | |
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| Staying Flexible with Your Filing System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Organizing Your Workspace | |
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| Tackling Paper | |
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| Using the F.A.I.T.H. System of Paper Management | |
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| File It | |
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| Act | |
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| In Progress | |
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| Toss | |
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| Hand Off | |
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| Handling Incoming Mail Using the F.A.I.T.H. System | |
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| Setting Up a Sorting Station and System | |
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| Using Your Mail System | |
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| Using a Tickler File | |
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| Storing Reference Materials | |
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| Reducing Paper Clutter: Creating a Document Retention Policy | |
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| Summary | |
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| Organizing Your Computer | |
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| Organizing Your Computer Desktop | |
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| Choosing Wallpaper | |
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| Creating and Using Shortcuts to Save Time | |
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| Organizing Your Icons | |
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| Storing Electronic Documents | |
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| Backing Up Your Data | |
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| Backup Options | |
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| Choosing Your Backup Plan | |
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| Managing Email | |
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| Using Contact Management Software | |
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| Summary | |
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| Staying Organized on the Road | |
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| Choosing and Organizing Your Briefcase | |
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| Organizing Your Briefcase Contents | |
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| Choosing the Things You'll Carry | |
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| Traveling with Your Computer | |
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| Laptop Cases and Sleeves | |
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| Protecting Your Laptop and Its Data | |
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| Traveling with Paperwork: Filing Organizers | |
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| Making Use of Travel Downtime | |
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| Making the Most of Your Hotel Stay | |
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| Using the Hotel Concierge | |
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| Using the Hotel Business Center | |
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| Summary | |
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| Simple Slorage Solotions | |
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| Using Vertical Space to Organize | |
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| Sizing Up Your Free Space | |
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| Thinking in Terms of Cubic Feet | |
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| Working with Vertical Space | |
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| Choosing and Using Tools for Vertical Storage | |
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| Using Bookshelves to Add Storage | |
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| Using Wall-Mounted Shelves to Stay Organized | |
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| Using Wall Bins, Standing Racks, and Storage Cubes | |
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| Using Hooks and Door Racks | |
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| Summary | |
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| Appendix | |
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| A References and Resources | |
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| Groups and Organizations | |
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| Product Retailers | |
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| Laptop Bags | |
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| Filing Supplies and Software | |
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| Paint | |
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| Organizing Tools, Furniture, and Accessories | |
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| Internet and Mail Order-Only Retailers | |
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| Product Manufacturers | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Internet Learning Resources and Services | |
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| Stop the Junk | |
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| Online Data Backup Services | |
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| Antivirus, Antispyware, Antispam, and Firewall Providers | |
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| Index | |