040: How to Create a Digital Filing System That Saves Time and Boosts Productivity

**Free download:** The Bird's Eye File Productivity Review, a step-by-step guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1piD4CrIZbJyn0AhLlK\_VRkj9ekPW8suARyrFtyDNaKM/edit?usp=sharing ***"It wasn't that I needed a fancy system. I needed to be intentional with my time to work the system I had in front of me."*** Your Productivity Pulse hits 40 episodes! Michelle celebrates the milestone with an honest story about her own organizational pickle. When learning strategist Renee Koster asked for a few specific documents, what should have taken 30 seconds turned into a dig through a hodgepodge of Google Drive folders and files. That moment of frustration became a resolution to finally put a better digital filing system in place. Michelle shares why the answer isn't a fancy new system but intentionality and accountability. She looks back on the Go-To Summit with certified Google Coach Adrienne Farrow, where she explored Google productivity tools but never set aside the time to finish organizing her Drive. From her linen closet to her clinical notes as an art therapist, she shows what a system that works really looks like: a specific area, a trialled system and a regular review. Then she walks you through the first step: the Bird's Eye File Productivity Review. Using a Flat 42, you set the timer for 42 minutes and simply look at every place your files live, with no new folders and no rabbit holes. Download the free step-by-step guide below and do your review alongside Michelle this week. **In this episode, you will learn:** - How to use a Flat 42 to take a bird's eye view of your Google Drive, OneDrive and File Manager before you start reorganizing - Why intentionality and accountability matter more than finding the perfect filing system - The planning questions to ask before your digital clean-up, and the three parts of a system that lasts **References:** - Adrienne Farrow, Certified Google Coach and host of The Go-To Summit: adriennefarrow.com - Renee Koster, Learning Strategist, Koster Creative Learning and Design: reneekoster.com