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Organizing and using stacking trays
From the course: Productivity Tips: Setting Up Your Workplace
Organizing and using stacking trays
- Occasionally, people reach out to me with questions about my Time Management Fundamentals course here on the library. The most popular question is: What should I do with stacking trays? I recommend that people who go through that course have a variety of supplies on hand, one of them being a set of about six plastic stacking trays. What are we supposed to do with these things? In short, stacking trays are for creating homes. Homes are the resting place for things after you process them. Homes are different than what I refer to as a gathering point, which is a place where unresolved, unprocessed items go. In other words, you take something out of a gathering point, you process it, and then, if you need to keep it, put it into a home. A home can be anything, like a filing cabinet or a Tupperware container or stacking trays. Personally, I have four stacking trays that I use. I have the luxury of working in a home office,…
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Craft a visually productive workspace3m 16s
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Use sound to be more productive3m 12s
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Understanding how ergonomics impact productivity2m 55s
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Implement a closed door, open calendar policy3m 26s
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How to use an inbox1m 41s
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How to use an outbox1m 53s
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Organizing and using stacking trays3m 26s
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When to create new homes3m 26s
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Find focus in an interruption-heavy environment2m 19s
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How to deal with a reading pile3m 17s
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Make your open-workspace productive3m 9s
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Tips for the paperless office3m 45s
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Staying organized at home2m 18s
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