My Minimalist Paper Filing System

It's 11:06 AM on Saturday. I got an early start on a review and overhaul of my paper filing system this morning. I began with study of the GTD Workflow Map and a then listened to a couple of GTD refresher podcasts on my morning walk. Once I got back to the office, I settled in with the Minimal Mom to learn another perspective on how to solve my paper office problem. After giving all of that some thought, and getting some feedback from Google Gemini, I now have the following stations in my minimalist paper management system:

• Inbox (nice, single wooden tray on my desktop that looks great empty!)
• Recycling Bin
• Scanner Drawer (portable USB scanner that I keep in a drawer under my desk for occasional scanning jobs)
• Shredder Box (just a small cardboard box of papers that I need to bring to Staples for shredding; maybe I will upgrade with my own small office shredder)
• Time Will Tell (two portable plastic file boxes with handles, one with file folders, one without - my plan is to use this station for more than just paper as part of my office decluttering strategy)
• Action Center (portable plastic file box with handles that includes action folders for anything in paper that I need to get done in the near-term)
• Long-Term Reference Files (portable plastic file box with handles and folders)
• Vital Records (quick-grab plastic file folder on its way to a fireproof documents bag upgrade)

Everything else on my Saturday morning home office organization checklist is good enough for now. Next Saturday morning I will probably be spending time with visiting family. The Saturday morning after that might be a good time for me to start organizing my digital files. It's interesting to think about how I am using this blog as a public accountability tool in light of the Minimal Mom's helpful discussion of The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin.