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Chapter 3

Getting Organized

There is no one office arrangement that will work for everyone in every situation,
obviously. There are a few general rules however. When these are followed, your

workflow will go more smoothly, and you business life will be much easier. In this
chapter, we’ll go over some arrangements and set-ups that should increase

efficiency while keeping stress levels at a minimum.

Setting Up Your Workspace

How you set up your workspace is going to depend a great deal upon the size and
shape of your workspace. Ideally, you want to minimize unnecessary movement

while keeping the space easy to navigate and free of obstacles. Organization is also
important, because you don’t want to have to hunt for some important file when

you need it. (This, by the way is important not only in your actual office space, but
on your hard drive as well.)

If yours is a home office and that particular room serves another purpose as well

(say, as a guest room or family room), it will be a challenge to keep your work (i.e.,
papers) from taking over the space completely. Designer Fay Sweet recommends

strongly that you (A) keep up on paperwork, and (B) keeping any archived papers
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boxed up and stored in another part of the house . In any event, you will find it a
challenge keeping your home life separate from your work life. At the very least, if

a home office must share a space with some other activity or purpose, attempt to
locate the workspace in an area where it can be shut away while not in use (such as

a closet), or if this is not feasible, use folding screens.

Organizing the Worktop