All technological devices will become obsolete at some point. Humans are driven to create new things, so it's only a matter of time before your favorite technological tool becomes obsolete. Some technology devices are quickly replaced by improved versions that have new features with each new release.
We've come to rely on many of these tools just to get us through the day. For example, smartphones are becoming embedded in the fabric of our existence, but other tools, such as filing cabinets, may disappear.
Paper is the enemy and file cabinets allow its use.
File cabinets do one thing well: they hold large amounts of paper. They're not designed to organize that paper, unless you enjoy the arduous task of separating everything into a large number of folders, hoping you'll find all the tabs when you open the drawer. Will be able to see.
They have always been another forgotten tool to keep your workspace clutter-free. This works for a while, but when you need to find a specific document, it will take a while.
Of all the things people stuff in their filing cabinets, bills are high on the list. The problem with collecting bills is that unless you have a system in place to pay them on time, filing them away will make you forget about them. Out of sight, out of mind. At least until you find yourself apologizing to someone you should have paid last week.
Owning a file cabinet allows for excessive use of paper. As long as you have a file cabinet, you have a place to store that paper. You have no reason to go paperless by switching to digital accounting tools and software.
Eliminating the obsession with paper eliminates the filing cabinet.
Invoices, along with any other business document, can be created, signed, and exchanged online, without the need for paper. Not even a seal. You can save copies of old receipts on your hard drive or in your cloud storage account. There are even devices that scan receipts and store them digitally on your computer.
It's a difficult transition for some who cling to manual ways of doing business, but our entire lives have moved into the realm of computers, and it's time for everyone to catch up.
We live in a hybrid world of technology with one foot on the ground and one foot in the cloud. Unless you're stuck in the 1980s, there's no reason to use that much paper.
Eliminating filing cabinets saves you money.
If you stop relying on paper for most of your business documents, your filing cabinet will become an empty shell. good This means it will be easier to transfer when you donate it to charity.
When your filing cabinet is damaged, use other old-fashioned and inconvenient tools, such as those sharp-edged hanging folders that fall down when you overload them. You know, the ones that make that scratching sound like nails on a blackboard when you have to poke them.
If you're not saving paper, you'll use less binding paper, and fewer yellow pills, and you won't have to spend $30 on a 3-color binder that should only cost ten dollars. Best of all, you won't have to clean out your filing cabinet, a task that most people put off (or never do) for years.
The modern office culture is dying out. It was only a matter of time before the filing cabinet met its fate.
The role isn't over, it's just playing a secondary role.
Statistics show that paper won't be obsolete anytime soon. Apparently, the demand for paper is increasing. Yet, technology has increasingly broken the paper industry's grip on our working lives.
For those of us moving to a fully digital world, paper no longer takes up the weekends we love to spend with friends and family. We're freeing ourselves from the complicated filing cabinets that make us dread spring cleaning and tax time. We're happy to let technology take over some areas of our lives, especially if it means less distraction. If our paperless businesses use the planet in the process, that's just icing on the cake.
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