| Post it notes are the bane of my life. Ever since their | | | | a modern office environment can nudge or cajole |
| invention and subsequent take off in about 1978, I | | | | ones' memory into action. |
| seem to have been drowning under a veritable ocean | | | | With but a couple of words or a date and time, |
| of them. Prior to this, I recall having to jot most | | | | whatever the message is about, they are valuable |
| things down in a diary, whether it was a meeting, | | | | reminders of something important to the writer or |
| reminder, or a specific event. | | | | the receiver. When sometimes the boundary of work |
| I did this because I have always had a memory like a | | | | and home life become blurred, and everything seems |
| sieve, anything that can fall through, will fall through. | | | | to be carried out in a rush, it is easy to forget a |
| Not so now, look at the average desk in an office | | | | detail here, an appointment or meeting there. |
| environment, and you will see all of life spread out | | | | However, if it is your habit of covering your office |
| before you. Post it notes with "Tommy's birthday" or | | | | wall or pin board with pastel colored post it notes of |
| "wedding anniversary, book table". If you have to | | | | all sizes, fine, but please remember, "one mans' meat |
| write the latter down, it really is a sad day for your | | | | is another's poison". A colleague of mine a couple of |
| long suffering spouse or partner. | | | | years ago would just take any notes left on this |
| For goodness sake, get a diary and write it in there | | | | desk or monitor, or whichever surface, and throw |
| or insert a timely reminder in the calendar of you | | | | them in the bin. |
| email client software. It is not beyond the realms of | | | | Love them or loathe them, post it notes, even in |
| reason to put a reminder on ones' own mobile phone. | | | | today's office environment of computers, printers |
| Fortunately working from home, the plethora of post | | | | and fax machines are here to stay fro many years. |
| it notes no longer exists in my life, but I guess I can | | | | They are an essential part of the office environment. |
| sympathize. These handy little notes are so popular | | | | But remember, if you ever work with me; please |
| because they are quick, easy and convenient, and in | | | | don't stick a post it note on my monitor. |