OfficeOrganization-IncreaseYourProductivityatWorkByJenniferBunkerIsyourofficeworkingfororagainstyou?Doesyourmesspreventyoufromgettingyourworkdone?Thisarticleisdesignedtoprovideyouwithsomeusefulinformationonhowofficeorganizationcanincreaseyourproductivityatwork.Specificsmayvaryfrompersontoperson;however,thefollowinginformationincludeshelpfulandimportantguidelinesfromwhicheveryonecanbenefit.Manypeopledon'trealizetheimpactofadisorganizedoffice.Thinkaboutit.Whenyourofficeisamess,youreallydon'tgetalotofworkdone.Adisorganizedofficecancausealotoffrustration,andwhenyou'refrustrated,thelastthingyouwanttodoisfocusonwhateverprojectyou'reworkingon.Youendupforcingyourselftoworkbecauseyourprojectisduein2hoursandtheendresultisusuallypoorquality.Thenextday,youhavetostartoverandyou'reevenmorefrustrated-andthatlostproductivitycanmeanstayinglateatwork.Thefactofthematteristhatamessyofficemakesitextremelydifficulttomaintainahighlyproductiveenvironment.Someofushavestacksofpapersandfiles,othershaveknick-knacks,toys,photographs-younameit!Thatstuffthat'smakingyourofficelooklikeatornadojustcamethroughneedstohaveitsownplace.Whetherthatplaceisuponashelf,inadesktoporganizerorinthetrash,youneedtobeabletoactuallyuseyourdeskforitstruepurpose-work!!!Officeorganizationisextremelyimportantifyouwanttoincreaseyourproductivityatwork.Itcanbedifficulttokeepupwithyourprojectifeverythingispiledontopofyourdesk-especiallyifthosepilesareunmanageable.Onewaytoavoidbecomingdisorganizedistofileyourdocumentsimmediatelysothatyoudon'tlosethemorletthemstackup.Youcanalsousethetopsoffilingcabinetstostorethingslikebindersandcatalogssotheydon'ttakeupanyroomonyourdesk.Shelvesareanothergreatplaceforstoringitemsthatshouldn'tbeonyourdesk-likephonebooks,knick-knacks,magazines,familyphotos,CDs,books,etc.Maybeoneofthemostdifficultthingsthathappenonafrequentbasisiswhenyouleaveyourdesk.Itonlytakesafewminutestocomebackandfindastackofpapers(leftbyyourbossandco-workers)onyourchair.Thiscanbeextremely