附註:Includes bibliographical references (page 107).
TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PREFACE -- SECTION 1 Why Get Organized? -- YES, YOU CAN GET ORGANIZED -- BENEFITS OF BEING ORGANIZED -- KEY PRINCIPLES -- WHERE ARE YOU NOW? -- Rate Your Skills -- SECTION 2 How Backlogs Develop -- WHAT IS CLUTTER, ANYWAY? -- HOW DO PAPER BACKLOGS DEVELOP? -- BLOCKS TO GETTING ORGANIZED -- TWO COMMON MENTAL BLOCKS -- 1. The Fear of Dumping -- When to Dump -- When to Save -- 2. The Fear of Becoming Rigid and Inflexible -- SECTION 3 Where to Start -- DECIDE ON YOUR GOALS
WHERE TO BEGINTHE BOOKCASES: REDUCE, REFER, REARRANGE -- REARRANGING: HOW TO DO IT -- HANDLING THE EXCEPTIONS -- SUMMARY -- SECTION 4 Your Work Area -- THE CREDENZA -- YOUR DESK DRAWERS -- EQUIPMENT -- Ergonomics -- THE FILE DRAWERS -- STEP 1 -- STEP 2 -- STEP 3 -- CLEARING THE TOP OF WORK SURFACES -- HOW ARE YOU FEELING? -- SUMMARY -- SECTION 5 Filing It and Finding It -- COMMON FILING MISTAKES -- FILING GUIDELINES -- Your Personal Files -- SETTING UP YOUR SUBJECT FILES -- STEP 1 Create Working Project Files
STEP 2 Create Working Administrative FilesEXERCISE: -- FILING PRINCIPLES -- PRINCIPLE #1 -- FILE PAPERS IN THE BROADEST POSSIBLE CATEGORY -- PRINCIPLE #2 -- HEAD FILES WITH A NOUN -- EXERCISE: -- Labeling Exercise -- CHECK YOUR ANSWERS -- PRINCIPLE #3 -- ALPHABETIZE -- PRINCIPLE #4 -- FILE ARTICLES BY SUBJECT -- ADDITIONAL FILING INFORMATION -- Heading Files With a Noun-Supplemental -- More than One Heading -- Another illustration: -- HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR FILING SYSTEM -- SUMMARY -- SECTION 6 Managing Your Desk and Your Papers
THE TOP OF YOUR DESKOUT OF SIGHT IS OUT OF MIND -- 1. CALENDARS -- 2. DAILY TO-DO LISTS -- 3. MASTER LIST -- TRACKING DELEGATED WORK -- SUMMARY -- SECTION 7 Clearing Off the Stacks -- TYING UP LOOSE ENDS -- BUSINESS CARDS -- TICKLER FILES -- THE NEXT-WEEK FILE -- ODDS AND ENDS -- MAINTAINING YOUR ORGANIZATION -- Part 1: Processing the “In Box� -- Part 2: Keep the Stacks Away -- Part 3: Establish Good Paper Management Habits -- SECTION 8 Managing Your Mail and Your Reading -- SORTING INCOMING MAIL -- Sorting by Priority -- Shorting By Action
Shorting By DateMANAGING THE READING -- SECTION 9 Managing E-Mail and Personal Organizers 9 -- MANAGING E-MAIL -- Cautions -- Etiquette -- DAY PLANNERS AND PERSONAL ORGANIZERS -- What They Do -- Things to Keep in Mind When Choosing a Paper-Based Planner -- SUMMARY -- SECTION 10 Quick Review, Charts and Checklists -- REVIEW: GETTING ORGANIZED FROM A TO Z -- Getting Started -- The Bookcases -- The Credenza -- Your Desk Drawers -- The File Drawers -- Clearing the Top of Work Surfaces -- Filing Guidelines -- Filing Principles -- The Top of Your Desk
