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OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH, THAT FEEEEEEELING !!! DO U KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? ITS THE PILES AND PILES OF THINGS TO DO....
Before we begin, let me please say this to those of you who would rather pile than file your papers—it's okay. No, I'm serious. There is nothing wrong with leaving papers in piles as long as you can find what you need when you need it. See, getting organized isn't going to be as bad as you thought. The truth is, there is no right or wrong way to deal with paper. There isn't a Paper Police that will issue you a citation (yikes, more paper) if your papers aren't nice and tidy, filed away in alphabetical order and cross referenced chronologically. Right-brainers are much more likely to want to leave paper out where it can be seen. The problem is we live and work in a left-brain world where papers MUST be filed or else. Or else what? I know a lot of people who have everything—and I mean everything—put away and they can’t find a thing. So stop apologizing for having your papers organized in an unorthodox manner. “Excuse the sticky notes and piles of papers, I'm gonna get to it soon,” we say meekly to those who ridicule and reprimand us for our unique way of working. Well, I'm here to tell you that it's okay to be who you are. There is no shame in being a right-brainer who by nature is visually oriented and likes papers out where they can be seen.
