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Office Junk Quiz

Check ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for each statement.

YES	NO
		1. Would it take more than two tries to find any important piece of paper in your office?
		2. Have you ever gone to the storeroom for more supplies rather than try to look for them in your office?
		3. Do you have a stack of journals and trade magazines older than 3 months waiting to be read, clipped or passed along?
		4. Do you have any outdated references, schedules, reports or books that you haven't referred to in a very long time?
		5. Are there any papers in your briefcase that would qualify as ‘dead weight’ - always carried, rarely used?
		6. Do you hang on to equipment or materials relating to tasks that you no longer perform?
		7. Is there anything in your ‘In’ basket that has been waiting there longer than a month?
		8. Do you have a collection of dried out pens or markers and leadless pencils?
		9. Do your colleagues stick your messages in conspicuous places (your coatrack, chair, telephone) so you'll be sure to see them and do they make jokes about the state of your office?
		10. Are more of the horizontal surfaces in your workspace (desks, tables, floors, filing cabinets) covered than clear?
Yes	No	Totals

Discussion of Results:

The higher your number of ‘Yes’ responses, the more you need to invest time and energy in dejunking and uncluttering your workspace. Less stuff will pay big dividends in your productivity. Less time searching for tools and information translates into more time accomplishing the tasks at hand.

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