Who doesn’t want more money for things they like? When you stop spending money on stacks of paper, you’ll have more money to spend on things you actually like. Simply drag and drop and type out all the info your need. You don’t need to buy multiple boxes and file folders or a label maker. If you get into the habit of snapping a pic, saving your document, then filing or tagging it, your life will be so much easier. Plus, it’s easy as heck to organize stuff on your computer. Thermal paper (used for receipts) smudges and fades over time so that could leave you seriously outta luck. Imagine typing in a keyword to find that random bill from 4 years ago that you suddenly need now, instead of having to dig through the depths of your home in a possibly fruitless search. You can also stay more organized with a paperless setup. A lot of people even say that when you reduce your environment’s clutter, you reduce your brain’s clutter. This applies to each and every space you live in! Even when you’re at home, or if you don’t work in a traditional office setting, your environment will reap the benefits that come with going paperless. Less clutter, easier to organize & findĪ paperless desk (it’s Sean‘s home desk, actually!): Going paperless can help you tremendously with reducing your waste so you can continue to be lazy (but seriously, you should reuse and recycle). A lot of people have issues practicing the latter two Rs, and laziness is to blame. Jack Johnson sings a catchy little ditty here to help you remember them. The 3 R’s of the environment are “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle”. Trees are not only beautiful, they’re home to many different species when they get cut down, those species have their lives uprooted and risk extinction. Paper and paper products accounts for more than 1/3 of all Canada’s waste (Source: Environment Canada).Canada uses 6 million tonnes of paper and paperboard annually, and only 1/4 of Canada’s waste paper and paperboard is recycled (Source: Environment Canada).Benefits to Going “Paperless” Better for the environment ![]() When the teacher asked me to hand it over, I put it in my mouth and ate it. Couldn’t do that if the note wasn’t on paper. (thanks to Kelly for showing me this gem)Īlso, one time I got caught passing a note in grade school. Most of the time, you can replace paper with the tech that you already have. Seriously, if I print anything more than a page worth or dare to bring out a pencil, I get asked what kind of arts and crafts I’m doing. ![]() We actually did a case study on the benefits of a paperless office after we made the official transition a couple years ago, but it was never published. That means if you don’t need paper, don’t use it. The itgroove office works mostly paperless.
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