I'm a junior archivist, and I have to say this is a criminally underrated video. Well done !
@MattBaierOrganizing
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@mimithemagnificent
17 күн бұрын
Can you give some examples of “sleeping files”? Am I understanding this is not what you need forever (tax files). I guess I’m confused on what might be considered “sleeping” even after watching this.
@MattBaierOrganizing
10 күн бұрын
The big one is tax-supporting documents like statements and invoices. If you're not making deductions, these won't be so necessary to keep. Maybe you have some documents from some old jobs that you're not ready to part with just yet. You don't have to, but they shouldn't be jamming up your file cabinet next to your desk. You may also have old financial or medical files that take up a lot of space, but you're not comfortable parting with just yet. Anything that you find yourself keeping just and case and need to give some time to before you are comfortable with purging would qualify as sleeping files. I do however recommend establishing some sort of deadline before storing them. That will help force the issue a bit so they don't get TOO comfortable in their remote space. For example, discarding 7 year old tax-supporting material. There may be some sleeping files you want to keep indefinitely, like legal files, but for the most part you just need to give these files a remote resting place before you commit to recycling and shredding them. Hope this helps.
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