So: New year, new personal organisation system. I kicked this off at work today, following the book pretty much to the letter. Everything was piled in and around my in-tray. Then we went through, binned things, filed them in a new reference filing system as recommended, or added them to next-action lists. Filled up 5 large sacks wish rubbish that I’d accumulated, and reduced 5 shelves of filing to 2.

Disappointingly, the labelling gadget that David Allen got strangely excited about in the book (“It’s the best thing ever! Buy one now! Makes filing fun!” kind of thing) didn’t quite work – will have to find a new one. But otherwise, a successful start.