Yes! Many clients I work with either don't have one, or if they do, it's misused as yet another place to stack papers they're not sure what to do with. Some inbox tips:
- It should live on your desktop. It doesn't matter if it's on the corner or in the center--it just needs to be within arm's reach.
- Its main purpose is for gathering papers, reminders, notes from meetings, daily mail, and other info that isn't urgent, but that needs to be processed (filed, delegated, acted upon, trashed) in some way soon.
- You must clean it out at least once a week! That's the hard part for most folks. But you defeat the purpose of the inbox if you just let stuff sit there. Discipline yourself to make time each day or so to decide what needs to be done with each item in your inbox. You'll notice an increase in your productivity--I promise!
Inboxes can be plastic trays or wicker baskets or even the lid of a cardboard box. Whatever will work for you--just use one! Here are some pretty ones from
www.seejanework.com .
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