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" A clean work space doesn&amp;#039;t have to a be a pipe dream. As you start to spring clean, use these smart strategies and handy apps to clear off your desk \u2014 for good. Manage Your Mail Flow The worst part about paper clutter is that it most often includes items you didn&amp;#039;t ask for in the first place! Getting your name off mailing lists can help curb the piles of junk mail. The free app PaperKarma helps eliminate catalogs, credit card offers, flyers, and more from your mailbox. Just snap a photo of the unwanted items on your smartphone, and it will handle unsubscribing for you. Start a System For the rest of your paper traffic (you know, the important stuff), implementing a organizational system can work wonders at keeping your desk neat. Grab some folders and try filing items by project, by person, by category, by importance, or by date. Once you decide what works for you, it&amp;#039;ll only take a couple seconds to manage each day. I&amp;#039;m a big fan of color-coordinating, too (on my desk, green is priority, yellow is in progress, and red is complete). Corral Receipts and Contacts Business cards and important financial records (from receipts to bills to invoices) tend to pile up quickly. Tools like the Neat app help turn paper clutter into digital files. Just scan your items and the highly intelligent software will identify, extract, and organize key information. When you need to pay your bills or find a contact, everything is easily searchable. I also use Manilla, a one-stop shop for organizing and managing my bills, financial accounts, rewards programs, and more. TELL US: What&amp;#039;s your trick for a tidy desk? Rachel Rothman is the director of the consumer electronics lab of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute. Photo: Carolyn Barber/Getty "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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