Everyday I tell myself I will fix that growing pile of paper on the corner of my desk. At the end of everyday I sweep the whole pile into a bundle and place it safely in the container for my files - exactly as it was in the pile. Next day, out it comes for sorting and again gets forgotten til day's end has rolled around. It then feels like a major project to sort and file it all.
I was talking with one of my team mates and he said, he used to be like me until he realized that it helped him feel a sense of accomplishment to get i all squared away right. With it already put away where it should, the pile never grew back.
I thought about what he said and wondered what I saw when I thought of paperwork. A lot of times, I have thought of it as documentation - the necessary black and white which can be utilized to protect oneself at a later date, if necessary. These are also tools - reference materials on which to build (deliberately vague here as can't discuss most of the contents) so yes, the need to have them properly sorted.
Oh, but the tedium of getting it ll done! As I sat surrounded by papers and files, I had to stop and think what do I feel about the paperwork I deal with? I realize that one thing I like is the sense of bringing rightness or order to my world. I rather enjoy the putting pieces where they belong -much like a jigsaw puzzle. Order to chaos...weird...because chaos is more my personality.
I do feel happier now that all the papers are where they should be. I also don't want to deal with another pile. So I think I'll adapt my team mates thinking. Ending the day with a little less self created chaos in my world, one file at a time.
Sounds like I've been watching too many cartoon shows. I'd better go to sleep now.