Episode 123 - Variations on a Tickler File Theme
Just as people personalize their cubicles, the tickler file system for keeping track of paper gets personalized, too. Check this out.
Kathie Scott , a materials manager in Nashville, stays on top of assignments, ideas and requests with her personal tickler file system. She writes, “I have file folders labeled Monday through Friday and another set titled 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th weeks. I put notes, faxes and project material in the folder for the appropriate day. If I don’t complete the task that day or postpone it to another week, I just slip the information in the next appropriate folder. This works great when I’m asked for a response on a particular day because I can follow-up easily.”
Karen Forcum of Mode, Illinois, uses 12 files folders as the backbone of her tickler file system, one for each month. She writes, “I deposit things for that month. I check it on the first of each month.”
Mark Hughey, a minister in Merrimac, Wisconsin, made a tickler file system of monthly files, too. He buys birthday and anniversary cards early and files them away until it’s time to mail them.
David Guy of Lutherville, Maryland, tells me he slips motivational messages into his tickler file. He writes, “They keep me going.” I smiled when I read that because my wife, Gayle, occasionally slips “I love you” notes into my project-laden files. It’s a great day brightener.
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