????“清理書桌節”（National Clean Off Your Desk Day）快樂！這個節日降臨于新年伊始，是一個清理辦公桌的極好時機。讓我們一起來辭舊迎新吧！

????下面這份指南可以讓你的辦公空間變得更加整潔。

????淘汰舊物：收拾辦公桌的第一步就是把垃圾扔進廢紙簍。這項任務的重點是垃圾。如果你花了10秒鐘以上來考慮是否要扔掉某樣東西，那就把它放下，繼續清掃。此時，你要扔掉或回收那堆紙巾、塑料餐具、壞掉的鋼筆、過去幾個月里潦草的催款單，也就是一切可以被稱作垃圾的東西。把它們都清出去。這里也包括任何你可能釘在公告板上的東西。

????下一步是整理紙張和文件。如果你的文件堆積如山，把它們按照項目或主題分類，經常進行系統性的回顧，檢查里面的內容。回收或撕碎（如果內容敏感）一切你不再需要的紙張。在此之前，確保你去掉了上面的訂書釘、便利貼以及回形針。

????如果你在家里辦公，或是在辦公室存有私人文件，無法確定需要保留哪些文件，需要保留多久，可以參閱這篇《家庭檔案管理指南》。

????文件歸檔：現在，把需要或者想要保留的文件放在一起，確定它們屬于你要的哪類存檔。利用相關工具——檔案夾、活頁夾、信紙盤——把那些文件歸檔放好。

????為了便于識別，給各類文件夾貼上明確的標簽。

????與當前項目相關的文檔應當放在桌面的文件分類里，這樣就能輕易找到它們。設法利用凹槽讓文檔斜靠著，這樣你就能輕易讀出標簽。需要保留的已完結的項目的文件可以放在抽屜或檔案柜里掛著的檔案夾，也可以放在架子上的活頁夾里。

????清潔桌上的裝飾，把它們放在一起：整理完文件后，就該輪到桌上的裝飾物了——包括電子產品——還有桌面本身。

????Happy National Clean Off Your Desk Day! Falling, as it does, so early in the new year NCOYDD lands at a great time for getting your desk tidied up. Out with the old, in with the new!

????Here are a few tips to get you on your way to a cleaner work space.

????Out with the old: The first step to cleaning up your desk is to get rid of any trash that hasn't yet made it into the wastepaper basket. The focus of this task should only be on trash; if you've spent more than 10 seconds considering whether or not to keep something, put it down and move on. For now you'll want to pitch or recycle those piles of napkins, plastic cutlery, pens that no longer work, scribbled reminders from months past -- anything that rightly can be called garbage. Out that stuff goes. This includes anything that you may have tacked to a bulletin board.

????The next step is to exert control over your papers and files. If you've got large stacks of papers or files, sort by them project or subject matter, and review what's there in a systematic way. Recycle or, if sensitive in nature, shred any papers that you no longer need, being sure to remove staples, sticky notes, or paper clips before you do so.

????If you're organizing a home office, or if you keep personal files at work, and aren't sure what papers you need to hold onto and for how long, consult this guide to managing household records.

????File your papers: Now that you've got the papers you need or want to retain organized in stacks, you can determine what kind of storage you need for them. Procure the appropriate supplies -- file folders, binders,desktop letter trays -- and file those papers away.

????For ease of identification, label the folders clearly.

????To make accessing them as easy as possible, documents relating to current projects should be stored in a desktop file sorter; look for a style with slots on an incline, which allows labels to be easily seen. Files for completed projects that need to be retained can be stored in hanging file folders in a drawer or filing cabinet or in binders on a shelf.

????Clean up and cluster your desktop accessories: With the files in order, it's time to turn your attention to your desk accessories -- including electronics -- and the work surface itself.