How to File your Papers the GTD way

Heathervescent explains how to file your shit using GTD (Getting Things Done).

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• GTD
• David
• Allen
• getting
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• done
• heathervescent
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[Philscbx]

Cool, as some don't have a clue using a single shopping bag as file cabinet.

When I'm actually serious for a moment, a pitstop at Office Max for bulk folders in colors.

These are category folders. Vehicle data & receipts, snowmobiles, trailers, trucks, cars get the same color.

Mac, gets yellow.

Front of folder gets 'quick view' post-it-note describing what's inside.

If a document moved out, it's noted. Insanity is saved, when default memory only recalls where it used to be.

[heathervescent]

I once created a filing system for someone based on earth (black), air (yellow), fire (red), water (blue). It was the way they thought about things.

Thanks for calling up that memory. I had forgotten about it.

[intellectualwhore]

OMG.. i think i LOVE you.. =]

[heathervescent]

Right back at ya!

[catphishum1]

you are great. this is awesome stuff.

[heathervescent]

Sounds really interesting. I'd love to see pictures of it. For the stuff you don't want to deal with, David Allen says it's totally fine to put those in a box (and I will add hide it in the back of your closet). I'm not saying it's responsible, but that doesn't mean you can't do it. :)

[Philscbx]

Part 3/

Now the typical drawer file can continue with dead stock, can't throw away of important documents and critical mass.

The full view system on the wall is the fun stuff, the to-do-as-the-hell-I-feel-like-­it to the rear.

Cheers

[Philscbx]

Part 2 continued/

In rough sketch, this half wall partition gets a plexiglass flat wall file system, start it 3' off the floor to 5' high where wall height stops, and 10'-12' feet long.

Sorta like the simple wall mail holders with 3 slots, but make this 2 folders high, to hold say 5 folders deep in each slot.

The front folder is in full view behind the glass, easy to grab, and option to glue image on it (car, tree, computer, etc). 12' across should allow 11 folder width two rows high. Next--

[Philscbx]

One of your heads-up alerts found me, and now reading through all of these replies, it's quite entertaining isn't it?

Otherwise, how's it going?

The last fews days, I have been designing in my head a file system that allows full exposure to the main physical system.

I think it began with, out of site, out of mind concept that seems to work effectively at hiding what you really didn't want to hide to begin with.

So, being I have this one unique wall space in the office,

(continued part 1)

[heathervescent]

Nice method! Thanks!

[heathervescent]

I do that as well occasionally. And gasoline or propane if I'm feeling particularity sassy. ;)

[heathervescent]

You should use whatever system that makes sense to your brain. If it's by date, file by date. If its by obscure category that works for you - do it that way. It's YOUR file system and YOU have to find it later.