Pushing Paper Out the Door - New York Times

Is it just me, or is the Times tossing softballs for organizational nerds on purpose? Today’s story on the ways people are purging paper from their lives gives lots of ink (digital, of course) to our friend, the Fujitsu ScanSnap, and comes with the kind of grand statements that no trend piece should be without:  read more »

[M]any families may be closer to entering a paperless world than they realize. Paper-reducing technologies have crept into homes and offices, perhaps more for efficiency than for environmentalism; few people will dispute the convenience of online bill-paying and airline e-tickets.

Does anybody use a condensed version of the tickler file? I don’t see myself using the 43 folders - most of them will be empty. I just don’t get that much paperwork of that kind. There are bills to pay at the end of each week and the odd social calendar reminder.  read more »

I finally had a chance to visit the Darwin exhibit at the Field Museum here in Chicago a few weeks ago, and it inspired me to read his autobiography, which had been gathering dust on my bookshelf (but placed at eye level, so visitors can see how smart I am, natch).

It has some fascinating bits about his work habits that will be of interest to the 43 Folders crowd, including this:  read more »