002: Going paperless
This episode talks about the second key foundation of an efficient life admin system: \xa0going paperless.\n\nThe hosts, Mia and Dinah [http://lifeadminlifehacks.com/about/], describe the five steps they went through to go paperless:\n\n 1. Setting up a dedicated admin email address and cloud storage account for life admin.\n 2. Setting up a password manager to remember and protect online accounts.\n 3. Opting out of paper billing, statements and notifications.\n 4. Throwing out existing paper they no longer needed.\n 5. Scanning the remaining papers and uploading them to the cloud storage drive.\n\nThey talk about the criteria they used to decide what to keep, including tax records.\n\nThe benefits of going paperless include:\n\n * reducing clutter\n * minimising the need and effort to do filing or recycling\n * providing remote access to key documents to allow you to share information or do life admin tasks whenever are wherever you like\n * reducing paper consumption to support environmental sustainability.\n\n\xa0LIFE ADMIN HIGH OF THE WEEK\xa0\n\n * Dinah talks about the joy of visiting the orthodontist and scanning and filing the contract in Google Drive while still at the office, eliminating the need to bring more paper into her home.\n * Mia talks about the peace of mind of removing of the paper clutter from her home and the extra space and focus that emerged.\n\n\xa0LIFE ADMIN LOW OF THE WEEK\xa0\n\nDinah talks about the firehose of paper that's still coming into her house relating to her children's school and extracurricular activities.\n\n\xa0POWER TOOL\xa0\n\nDinah talks about how Brian Tracy's book \xa0Eat That Frog [https://www.briantracy.com/blog/time-management/the-truth-about-frogs/] directs readers to focus on critical tasks and not get bogged down in the less important, quicker tasks.\n\n\xa0RESOURCES\xa0\n\n * Tidying expert Marie Kondo [https://konmari.com/]:\xa0\n * The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up [https://konmari.com/pages/about] - Book\n * Tidy up your home: The KonMari Method [https://www.udemy.com/tidy-up-your-home-the-konmari-method/] - Online Training Course\n \n \xa0\n\n * Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast \xa0episode 172: \xa0Toss Unnecessary Papers [https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast-episode/172-toss-unnecessary-papers/]\n * Brian Tracy's book on procrastinating and prioritising: Eat That Frog [https://www.briantracy.com/blog/time-management/the-truth-about-frogs/]\n\n\xa0SHARE\xa0\n\nPlease head to the Life Admin Life Hacks Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Life-Admin-Life-Hacks-277520802977057/] to connect with listeners and share your thoughts, questions or suggestions.