by Ryan McKeen
It’s all about training. I’m so used to writing notes on everything. Often on the back of scrap paper or on post it notes. The problem is these notes sometimes get missed placed or I can’t find them the moment that I need them.
Plus they’re a giant waste of paper.
My new thing is to email myself those notes. That way they are easily searchable from everywhere and there’s no pesky indexing involved at all. When I want something, I simply search my email which is always open. and I have access to those emails on my phone.
I’ve also taken to having staff email me with assignments as opposed to handing me pieces of paper. Again, it saves paper and is simply more efficient because it’s readily searchable and available to me anywhere.
The problem is that old habits are hard to break. I need to put the post it notes away. Perhaps lock them in one of my desk drawers for a few weeks because my inclination is to reach for them when I need to make a note.
Do other attorneys frequently email themselves notes in lieu of making handwritten notations? Did you struggle to make the change?