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                     ActivePro - March 1st, 2001
           How To Handle Paper Overload In A Digital World
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ActivePro Contents:

 1- Editor's Note
 2- Caller ID
 3- Work Philosophy
 4- Inspiration
 5- How To Handle Paper Overload In A Digital World

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1) Editor's Note

Today's issue has a few tips to aid you in your endless struggle 
to manage paper. I promise it's not an impossible task. you'll
never get rid of it, but at least you can tame it.

The ActivePro Team

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2) Caller ID

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It operates from your system tray, and whenever an incoming call 
is detected it alerts you with a pop-up window that contains the
callers name and number. You can also see more detailed information,
like when the person called last, how many times they've called,
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3) Work Philosophy

Work shouldn't be fun, right? Wrong. Wasting 30 or more years of 
your life in a job you hate is sad. Try to make your job more 
enjoyable. You'll be a lot happier and more productive. Change
your line of work if you can't make your job fun.

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4) Inspiration

"Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing 
an exact man." --Sir Francis Bacon

"Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial 
in the shade?" --Benjamin Franklin

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5) How To Handle Paper Overload In A Digital World

Here is some bad news: If you plan on being a functioning member of
contemporary urban society, paperwork will be part of your life until
you croak. You can't avoid it, delegate it, or eradicate it. Unless
there is a revolution in world philosophy which drastically effects
the way we all live, we're stuck with paperwork. Live with it.

We might be forced to deal with it, but we can at least make it
bearable. Here are a few things you can do:

<> Reduce

Simply reduce the amount of printed material you have to look at.
You can't avoid paying bills or doing your job, but you can cut 
back. Use direct payment for your bills, and only use one or two
credit cards. Use the Internet as much as possible. Email makes 
it much easier to manage your incoming tasks. Filing important 
data in your email program should be as easy as a few mouse 
clicks.

<> Hardware

Just as your computer needs the right components to function 
properly, so do you need the proper equipment to tame the paper 
beast. Buy a double drawer filing cabinet. It could be the best 
purchase you ever make. File all of your important paper away in 
clearly marked folders (use folders with multi-colored tabs) so 
you can find things when you need to. You probably need to buy
hanging folders and plain manila folders. If you need more than
two drawers, you probably need to throw some of that stuff away.

<> Routine

In order to keep your home or office free of paperwork clutter, 
schedule a weekly time to exorcise the paper demon. If you've 
let things pile up, just grit your teeth and do it all at once.
If you don't get it done, the paper will just continue to pile up.

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