Organizing Reading Materials

One of the biggest hurdles people have for being organized is all of the paperwork that constantly comes their way!  With all those papers comes lots of reading and it is very easy for us to become overwhelmed by all that material.  It comes in many forms:  books, magazines, articles, brochures, newsletters, mail, newspapers, catalogs and on & on. 

 Here are a few ideas for organizing and taming the reading material beast:

• Log on to Catalog Choice to reduce unwanted catalogs.
• Don’t feel obligated to read the whole magazine.  It’s ok to just read the articles that you are interested in.  If it makes you feel better, donate the magazine to your local library when you are done.
• Cancel any subscriptions you are no longer interested in.  Just because you used to like it doesn’t mean you have to stick with it forever.
• Use a basket or magazine rack to keep reading material close to where you like to sit and read it.
• Place smaller items to read in a folder labeled “To Read.”  Examples may be brochures, newsletters, flyers.

And the biggest tip:  Schedule time in your week to actually sit down and read so you can stay on top of it all!

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