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File cabinets with a alphanumeric ordering system is what I envision when I think about your organization problem.

Dividers headed with numbers and letters so you can organize them by the first character in the titles, excluding articles like a, an, and the.

Good question. I’ve never seen a title with a number as it’s first word. They usually spell it out. So ignore the numbers. Sorry.

I can probably come up with some more stuff. What about a topical organization level above the alphabet level? You mentioned some types of documents in the original post. Like you can have your to do lists separate from your notes, etc. You also mentioned that you had a tough time finding things even when they were organized alphabetically. You could make an index. A list or lists of each file in the topic/letter/drawer.

Oh. I still think an index would be useful. Good luck. :)

get a tiered wire rack for your desk. get one with about 10 tiers, each tier will hold a single file folder labeled what the content are, and the date range of those contents; i.e. One folder would be labeled “Invoices; 12/15/2008 - 1/15/2009″. When the folder is full file it away in a cabinet, but this way the most current stuff remains on your desktop. Colored file folders can help in locating different types of files too as long as you have a clear color coded filing system.

With every piece of paper you touch, there are only a few options you need to do about it right then and there; 1) Throw it away, it’s garbage, 2)Delegate it to someone else; it’s not your job. 3) File it; was FYI only anyway, 4) Act on it.

I’m the last person to help you out with that I’m afraid. And by the way, she is not a pigeon! You cheeky mare. She is a lovely Indian Ringneck Parrot who will, one day, speak her first words. Knowing her (she’s a Mommies girl) it will be some form of vulgarity.

Wow that bird sounds amazing. Cockatoo by the sounds of the white crown. Yes… I am a bird geek.