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Q: What’s the best way to tackle daily mail? from Shantau
A:One of the best ways to tackle the daily mail is to create a mail station for all of your incoming papers. Sort your mail as you open it and put the papers into files or baskets based on what you need to do next:
Some examples of what to name your files:
* DO – high priority errands and tasks
* Pay
* File
* Waiting/Decide – waiting to make a decision or pending items
* Go – events, classes, parties, tickets
* Use – coupons, gift cards
Next: make a little time each day to DO your DO items.
File your to-file papers weekly or monthly.
Pay bills 1-4 times a month.
You may even want to have “theme days” so you are more likely to get stuff done. Example of theme days:
Monday – file
Tuesday – Do to-dos
Wednesday – errands
Thursday – weed out and decide on items in the waiting/decide file
Friday – pay bills
Pay bills 1-4 times a month.
You may even want to have “theme days” so you are more likely to get stuff done. Example of theme days:
Monday – file
Tuesday – Do to-dos
Wednesday – errands
Thursday – weed out and decide on items in the waiting/decide file
Friday – pay bills
– Allison