The Paper Solution

What to Shred, What to Save, and How to Stop It from Taking Over Your Life

De: Lisa Woodruff

Narrado por: Lisa Woodruff

From the "Marie Kondo of paper" comes a simple and accessible guide to paper management.

Americans are drowning in paper. We keep stacks of it on the kitchen counter, stash it in drawers, and store file cabinets full of documents that we never even look at. Studies show that fully 85 percent of the paper in our lives can be tossed - but which 85 percent? And how do we organize and manage the 15 percent that remains?

With The Paper Solution, founder of Organize365 Lisa Woodruff delivers a proven, step-by-step guide for what to shred, what to save, and how to sort what's left behind. With her method, you'll learn:

• What documents you must absolutely hold on to
• Which papers you can dispose of today
• How to ditch your bulky filing cabinets and make your vital documents accessible and portable

And at the heart of it all is the Sunday Basket: a box that sits on your counter and corrals those stray bills, forms, coupons, and scraps into an easy-to-use paper-management system. The Sunday Basket will become your new weekly habit - one that leads to less paper, less stress, and more time to spend on the things (and people) that matter most.

Includes a PDF containing an appendix of worksheets from the book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2020 Lisa Woodruff (P)2020 Penguin Audio

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"If you like the idea of binders to stay organized, the new book The Paper Solution has a lot of good information about organizing paperwork." (The New York Times)

"If the phrase 'paper-organizing retreat' makes you breathe a little heavier, [The Paper Solution is] the book for you." (The New York Times Book Review)

"Yes, even in the digital age, paper remains the bane of most people's existence. Whether sorting through your own, or or someone else's backlog, Lisa Woodruff's book will cheerfully guide you in how to confidently eliminate 85% of the paper in your life, while retaining the 15% you really need! What a gift!" (Julie Morgenstern, New York Times best-selling author of Organizing from the Inside Out and Shed Your Stuff, Change Your Life)

Great book for everyone!

Great book! I had to get a hardcopy to use as reference. the author breaks down organizing paper into easy steps anyone can follow. i ended up getting all books and Organize 365 products.

No longer overwhelmed by paper

All the many books on paper management at home left me with only overstuffed filing cabinets. On the other hand, this expert's refreshing system and process has reduced my paper mess thru her light, functional solution. Now our filing cabinet is gone along with its excess paper. What remains is a simple weekly paperwork session that identifies what must be addressed, what can wait, and releases the rest.
Highly recommended!

Should have PDF more

There was PDF for somethings HOWEVER the crucial PDF’s were left out. I am listening but way past the colored slash folders chapter. Now I am sitting with my Sunday basket (biggest part of the book) and I don’t know what color represents what? NO PDF for that part. Now I have to go back and try and listen to the part with those. I have no idea what chapter. If the author reads this please ADD those and anything else relevant like the other colors as well. Other than this I liked the book and am trying to apply it to my life.

U must listen!

I will be listening a second time!

motivational, guilt-free plan to organize multiple generations of paperwork.

Wonderful as Usual for Lisa Woodruff!

I have really enjoyed Lisa Woodruff's Paper Solution book! I have enjoyed all her books and podcasts!

Practical & Effective with step by step guidance

Practical & Effective with step by step guidance

Lisa lays out her solutions clearly and succinctly. I am so glad I found this book!

Eye Opening! Mind blowing! 🤯

I LOVED listening to this book. The author is very genuine, down to earth and just really helps make you think deep about the paper clutter in your life and truly has REAL solutions you can start incorporating to finally be rid of the “paper tsunami”! and get the clutter under control instead of the clutter having control of you. Growing up I remember my dad would end up just throwing everything on the kitchen table piling it higher and higher and we would never end up even using the other half of the table most of the time except on holidays where we were told to put ALL the clutter in paper bags and stash it in a closet somewhere. I did NOT want my husband and I to get to that point.. but I also knew that I needed a REAL organizing solution for all the papers that daily comes through the house, bills, important notices that you don’t know what to do with, receipts, tax docs, junk mail, manuals, magazines.. the list goes on and on. I’m a millennial so personally paper organization does NOT come naturally lol.

So listening to the whole book REALLY gave me some perspective and confidence that I CAN get my paper clutter under control with a little dedication and perseverance to help form new and better healthier habits that will last me a lifetime. No longer will I have small piles of mail everywhere, but one central location on the kitchen island to keep reminders, daily to dos and important docs that need to be taken care of that week AND MORE ALL in the “Sunday Basket”. No more will I have no place for previous tax returns, receipts, repairs..it will all go in a safe slash pockets all neatly in one of 4 organized binders.

This is truly SUCH a revolutionary paper system. EVERY SINGLE PERSON should read this book and apply these lessons to their daily lives. To help bring more peace to their home, minimize stress and be able to seriously live life more!

Not worried, frantic and sweating running around to every corner of the house searching for an important document like blood work or
important forms that need to be handed in THAT day and saying “WHERE DID I LAST PUT THAT PAPER??” NOPE.. they ALL have a place now each and every paper.. after you do the “PURGE” of course.

Trust me when I say by the end of this book, you will be well on your journey to a more calm, in control and better healthier, less stressed, happier, more organized you. You’ll even have more time for You! lol

Read this book.. Get it NOW.. you will NOT regret it.😊 After listening to this audio I know I am DEFINITELY getting the book as well to reference over and over again for my paper organizing journey ahead!

Great resource for managing all your paper

After hearing the warm and upbeat guidance from Lisa, I feel encouraged that I can get ahold off all the paperwork, mail, school notices, etc. that have cluttered my counters.

Simple & Innovative!

I really enjoyed this book! I'm generally a fairly organized person already, but the info in this book will help me take my system to the next level for sure. I loved the idea of the "Sunday Basket" because I didn't realize how much time I spend each day going through junk mail, etc. Very glad I purchased this book; I'll probably give it another listen every few years for a refresher. Loved the simplicity of it and loved the additional PDF resources! Highly recommend!

The Paper Solution is an inspiration!

The Paper Solution is a must read for anyone with paper. Lisa has put together a systematic approach for dealing with all of your paper. She recognized early on there is more to organizing your paper than a file folder and filing cabinet.

Lisa understands the toll excessive paper can have on a person, it takes "...up physical space, yes, but more important, taking up precious mental and emotional real estate." (pg.5)

You will not go wrong having this book in your home as a continual point of reference. Lisa walks you through the process of paper organization, encouraging you to give yourself grace along your journey, to take back your life from the insuing paper tsunami.

Cynthia Wigger Schrecengost
Organizing 911