{"id":749,"date":"2008-12-17T20:36:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T04:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/?p=749"},"modified":"2008-12-17T20:36:10","modified_gmt":"2008-12-18T04:36:10","slug":"cad-manager-clean-your-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/2008\/12\/cad-manager-clean-your-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"CAD Manager – Clean your Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am going through my annual year end desk\/office clearing and cleaning process.\u00a0 Each year I take some time, before the Christmas break, to clean off my desk, clear away the clutter and go through my collections of documents and more.\u00a0 I take a hard look at what I am keeping and getting rid of.\u00a0 It takes some time and is often hard to make the call about getting rid of something, but it is worth it.<\/p>\n

CAD Managers need to save a lot of information and examples.\u00a0 I have a box full of CAD Standards Manuals<\/a> that I have collected or written over they years.\u00a0 I use these to get ideas about what I need to think about.\u00a0 But they also need to not save so much.<\/p>\n

Here are my tips for cleaning and clearing your desk of all of the hard copy and papers:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Run through it Fast<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first time through just make a quick pass on everything.\u00a0 Get rid of the stuff that you know you do not need.\u00a0 If it has been sitting on your desk or shelf for a long time – chances are you don’t need it.\u00a0 If it is a hard copy of something that you have electronically – get rid of it.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Sort before you Eliminate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before you start throwing away too much stuff, maybe you could sort it first.\u00a0 Make a pile for Keep, Store, Scan and Trash.<\/p>\n

Keep – means keep it on your desk.\u00a0\u00a0 This should only be actionable items.\u00a0 Things that need you attention now.<\/p>\n

Store – means keep it, but get it off your desk.\u00a0 Store it away.\u00a0 Store it permanently, whatever, just not on your desk.<\/p>\n

Scan – means scan to PDF.\u00a0 Store it electronically.<\/p>\n

Trash – means just that – toss it.\u00a0 If you cannot think of a vaild reason to keep it – get rid of it.<\/p>\n

If you are like me – you will agaonize over the stupidest little items.\u00a0 If you cannot quickly think of a good reason to keep it, but cringe at tossing it, then put it in a box under your desk.\u00a0 If you have not dug through the box to get it in a month or so\u00a0 – then toss it.<\/p>\n

More to come…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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