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(myorganizedbiz.com) – I suppose that a low-tech way of reminding yourself to do things is a bit out of fashion. How many people actually use tickler files anymore?

When I worked in the sales department of a hotel, we still used WP 5.1 (oh, how I miss you, reveal codes). Outlook? Meeting reminders? We didn’t have them. So to remind me to follow up on things I used a tickler file. And just like I now check my online calendar every day, I would check my tickler file every day for things I needed to do, items due that day, clients who needed follow-up calls, or reminders for my sales people.

As long as I checked it each day, it worked fairly well. And if I could remember to check it every day, I might actually use one again. But since it doesn’t beep to remind me of things for that day, I probably won’t.

I still use a paper calendar that I can carry with me to keep track of the day’s schedule or check if I’m free for a meeting. But the tickler takes up too much space in my limited filing drawer, so it’s not feasible at this time. I wonder, do any of you use low-tech ways of reminding yourself of things, like a tickler file?

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