But besides paper clutter, there are other ways to go green in your office, and Dumb Little Man gives us nine. So go take a look and then tell us, what are you doing to make your office more sustainable?

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As I get older (and I am really loathe to say that) I have too many things going on to give everything equal attention. Small things can slip through if I”m not careful. Reminders have saved me more than once.

Today’s link is all about using reminders. Lifehack has a great article called “Back to Basics: Reminders.” It’s a subject that we’ll probably take a look at again soon.

What type of reminders work for you? Paper? E-mail? Calendar pop-ups? White board?

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Do you still have trouble knowing what to name your files? And do you name them in such a way that you can easily tell what is in that file? If you can’t tell at a glance, then you’re wasting time trying to find files. Don’t do that to yourself.

This week we’re reading about file naming conventions over at Get-It-Done Guy. He has some excellent tips on the best ways to name your files. So go on, check it out.

And then start giving your files meaningful names. When you’re looking for a file at the last minute just before a client meeting and you find the correct file the first time, you’ll be happy you took a moment to name things right.

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What Daniel is referring to can also be called batch processing, and Darren at Problogger recently wrote about it, too: How batch processing made me 10 times more productive.

The basic idea is to do things in related batches. Try dedicating a particular day to a project, then the next day tackle a different project. The idea is to enhance your focus on the project and really power through some of the tasks you need to accomplish.

If you can’t leave a project for a few days, maybe you can schedule in in two days a week. Or three. Experiment until you find the right balance.

Have you tried scheduling this way? Does it work for you, or have you found something that is better?

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The article talks about different approaches to setting priorities, my favorite of which is probably “Eat a Frog.” The general idea is to eat a frog, or get the most unpleasant task done early, so the worst of your day is out of the way.

But I probably practice the Covey quadrants most of the time, though. Unfortunately I’ve worked with a lot of people who live in the 3rd quadrant – where everything’s an emergency. It makes it harder to work from the 1st and 2nd quadrants.

Are you having trouble setting priorities? What’s the biggest hurdle for you?

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