Write an article based on this "Start to organize the remaining files. Ask coworkers for advice about work cabinets. Keep your categories simple. Decide whether to organize by name or date. Place each of your stacks into a folder."
Move to a desk or big table and organize the papers into piles that are logical and sensible to you. These will become your individual files. Make piles that will help you find exactly what you're looking for. Consider categories for home cabinets such as: Utilities Auto Medical Pet Business Home Taxes Finances There may be specific company conventions for organizing papers. If not, file chronologically or alphabetically. Ask tidy coworkers what systems work best for them. The more specific you get, the more files you'll have, which will mean more clutter in your cabinet. Keep your main files more general, and then organize documents within them. Once you've sorted each paper into its correct pile, begin to organize them in a way that'll make it easy to find. For alphabetical listings, like brands on receipts, place items starting with A at the top of the stack, working down to Z. For chronological filings, like dates of tax returns, place the most recent documents on the top of the stack, working towards oldest documents at the bottom. Put the papers in so that the document at the top of the stack is at the front of the folder. This will keep the documents in the same order that you organized them in.