The paper solution : what to shred, what to save, and how to stop it from taking over your life /

Originally published: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

We are drowning in paper. We keep stacks of it on the kitchen counter, stash it in drawers, and stuff filing cabinets full of documents. Despite this clear crisis of paper, there hasn't been a book devoted to managing and organizing this single most abundant item in our homes - until now. Lisa Woodruff delivers a proven, step-by-step guide to decluttering the paper in our lives and sorting what's left behind into easily accessible, structured, and, most importantly, manageable files. The system Woodruff offers isn't based on unrealistic advice, such as 'touch a piece of paper only once'. Instead, it accounts for paper's unique qualities: its sentimental value, ability to accumulate astonishingly fast, the generational differences in how it's treated, and the fact that it's not going anywhere despite the popularity of minimalism movements such as Kon Mari.