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Summary: More whitespace than words
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To my surprise, when it arrived, it was only a pamphlet. I suspended my disbelief, thinking, "Maybe this author is so organized that she can distill all I need to know to organize my home office into a few short pages." So, I started reading.She starts off by instructing the reader not to buy fancy office supplies, and just start with hanging folders, manila folders, paper clips, rubber bands, sandwich bags and file storage boxes. That sounded o.k. She suggests buying a 4-drawer file cabinet, with the drawers allocated as follows: Office, Statements/Tax Info, Family, Newsletters/Warranties. I thought it was a little unusual to have an entire drawer for newsletters and warranties. But where she really lost me was the "office" drawer. Her subcategories for this drawer are, "bills, correspondence, parking/tolls/metro fees, receipts, out-of town expenses." This really felt amateurish to me, because if a small business follows her system, "correspondence" will contain maybe 10-50 subcategories, since it will contain the real "work" of the business, whereas she has an entire supercategory for "parking/tolls/metro fees." This seemed unbalanced and unhelpful to me. Better to have supercategories like "Income" and "Expenses" or "Accounts payable" and "Accounts receivable" or "Clients" and "Vendors." All of "parking/tolls/metro fees, receipts, an out-of town expenses" could fit in an "expenses" category. The pamphlet continues on with some good standard suggestions, such as using box-bottom folders for investment statements. But then it just gets lazy: "consult your tax advisor for a list of items that will facilitate a quicker and simpler tax filing." She could have at least printed a list distilled from her tax advisor. I know mine sends us an "organizer" every year, and if I had written the book, I would have gotten his permission to list his categories and subcategories. The book continues on, with more whitespace than words on many pages, which in addition to the unprofessional sans serif font, give the impression of a very amateurish job. I have found every other organization book I have read more helpful than this one. Included are books by Barbara Hemphill, Harriet Schecter, and Julie Morgenstern. I suggest readers will find more success organizing their home offices by following guidelines in these books.
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Summary: Organization is NOT my middle name.....
Review: After reading this simple book, I was inspired enough to sort through and organize 2 years' worth of stacked papers. Easy-to-read instructions and easy-to-implement ideas make this book a must-have for everyone who is organizationally challenged!
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Summary: Not Helpful
Review: Contains almost no useful information. Many pages only contain a few sentences. It would have been possible to condense everything in this book into a four page pamphlet. The books by Hemphill and Morgenstern have much more substance, but my favorite is Pat Dorff's book.
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Summary: Easy Does It - Keep It Simple
Review: For folks who are already overwhelmed with the chaos and disorganization in their lives, this little book is a lifesaver. You can tell that the author meant the book to be easy to use. The key to getting organized is doing what's easy and what works. This books offers the basic tools needed to start making sense out of clutter. Once the basics are mastered, its easier to design a more customized solution. Thanks to Melinda Mitchell.
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Summary: Easy Does It - Keep It Simple
Review: For folks who are already overwhelmed with the chaos and disorganization in their lives, this little book is a lifesaver. You can tell that the author meant the book to be easy to use. The key to getting organized is doing what's easy and what works. This books offers the basic tools needed to start making sense out of clutter. Once the basics are mastered, its easier to design a more customized solution. Thanks to Melinda Mitchell.
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Summary: Ashamed no more!
Review: I found this book to be so helpful and fun. It was easy to follow and had a lot of non-intimidating ways to tackle those organizational issues that some of us find so overwhelming. I am going to buy some copies for my co-workers-- they can really use it! Bravo to Ms. Mitchell!
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Summary: Not Helpful
Review: I was fortunate in receiving a copy of this book as I was packing and moving. It was invaluable especially because I didn't have time (or desire) to spend a lot of time reading a bunch of psychobabble. I needed some direction in organizing and packing my office and the rest of my house. This book is straight to the point and concise - just what's needed! It helped a lot. Great book!
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Summary: Organization is NOT my middle name.....
Review: This book has tremendous focus on how-to get organzied; it didn't baffle me with theory. I'd say it was the most concise and straight-forward book on getting organized that I've ever read.
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