Clean Desk Award

I'm a piler. I mostly pile up news articles, magazines, research, and interesting things I might want to read some day. I also have a bazillion sticky notes with cryptic messages scribbled on them stuck everywhere. Once in a while, the piles get ominously tall.

Today was one of those days. I took an hour to sort through, clean out and throw away a bunch of junk. The good thing about being a piler, is that by the time I get to going through the stuff, I can't remember why I kept it in the first place. It makes the job so much easier.

I've tried lots of different filing systems but I always ended up with cabinets jammed full of paper. It was out of sight, but ignored. This way, I pile it up until it threatens to crush me, then I throw it all out and start again.

It's weird but it works for me. As a side bonus, I feel ten pounds lighter.