Three actions to take to manage the electronic clutter in your life:

The goal of organizing is to improve access to your belongings not just to store more in less space.

Prevent identity theft, shred your old records that you no longer need.

Sticky notes became the biggest productivity tool in the 1980's, then the PalmPilot in the late 90's. Replaced by BlackBerry® in 1999. Eventually the iPhone caused a flood of apps that could help you with your to-do list and note-taking.

Not everything you keep can occupy the same space, so identifying storage and organizing zones for your paper is important. Think: HOT | WARM | COLD

When someone talks about disaster preparedness, most of us think of an emergency kit that we would have ready in case of a hurricane, earthquake, blizzard, flooding, or other natural disasters. But a disaster does not have to affect your whole community. A disaster is anything that overwhelms your resources.

The top seven strategies for gaining control of your email inbox: