If you find there's way too much to deal with, then maybe we need to declutter whatever it is we're being reminded to do. Are there items in your tickler file that are two years old? If the items haven't been a priority to do in two years, it's time to discard the item. Ditto if the item has been in that file for 1 year, or even 6 months.
Tickler files can become like "good intentions". The problem is that we need to discern between good intentions and priorities. Keeping our good intentions in a tickler file does not make us a better person. Let those good intentions go. Declutter them.
Every time we see those supposed good intentions in that tickler file, it actually can depress us, or demotivate us. Let some new vibes in your office by doing what's really a priority out of that tickler file, and letting the rest go--into the trash.
Don't beat yourself up because you can't get to those good intentions. Declutter and clean out that tickler file, and don't start a new one.
U is for Unsubcribing to magazines, newsletters (on- or off-line), motivational quips, joke-of-the-day, and similar items that clutter up our homes, computers, and minds. Another term for this is Information Overload.
For some folks, it's actually an obsession, and my observation is that this is especially true of indexers. We seem to thrive on intellectualism, reading, and other "mind" things. It's very easy to become cluttered in our offices, homes, relationships, and in our minds due to excessive information.
Because of this love of information, we tend to go overboard in reading things that really don't contribute to our lifestyle or our business. Examine your reading habits and ask, "What kind of reality am I creating by reading this?"
Chances are, we'll find many of reading and information gathering habits do not contribute to the reality we say we want.
Sometimes, craving information is also a facade for something deeper inside.
Some folks feel information is their "edge" in society--you know, like the TV station says, "The more you know." We may fool ourselves into thinking that we want information so we are well-informed on our choices. But, often, this isn't the case at all. There's a big difference between being well-informed and an information junkie.
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