When it comes to filing papers, the way you label your file folders will determine how quickly, or if, you find the papers inside those folders later on.
If you write the words, Miscellaneous, Stuff, Future or any other indistinguishable term on the tab of your file folder, you'll never know what's in that folder without spending wasted time going through each sheet of paper one by one.
Take a few moments to first determine the major category. For home, it might be Financial, or Family or Health. For the office, it might be Management, or Marketing or Human Resources.

Once you know the major category, determine what an appropriate sub-category might be. For instance, in a Financial file you might have categories such as Savings Account, Mortgage and Stocks. In a Marketing file, you might have Advertising Budget, Ad Copy examples and Marketing Goals. The rule of thumb is, if the paper is important enough to file, it should be clearly categorized in your filing system.

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