1593: How to Simplify Your Filing System or, Why Stacking Just Doesn't Work by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
By minimizing decisions and friction, staying organized becomes second nature rather than a dreaded chore
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Episode 1593:
Leo Babauta shares a streamlined approach to filing, reducing categories, eliminating the need for elaborate labeling, and embracing a simple "stack and file" method. By minimizing decisions and friction, staying organized becomes second nature rather than a dreaded chore.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/how-to-simplify-your-filing-system-or-why-stacking/
Quotes to ponder:
"Most people have a complicated filing system, which is why they don’t file because it takes too much time and effort."
"The key to a simple filing system is having as few categories as possible."
"When you need to find something, just flip through the stack, it takes only a few seconds."
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