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The inconvenience of having a disorganised briefcase is twofold – both your back and your reputation suffers. Here, we explain how you can effectively streamline your briefcase contents so that you’re neither hunched-over or flustered in a meeting ever again…
Treat your briefcase like a smaller microcosm of your office desk with separate drawers, filing cabinets and desk tidies to keep all your belongings in order. Firstly, you should empty the contents of your briefcase onto a clean surface and split all your items into two categories – permanent and transient. Permanent items consist of possessions you simply cannot survive the day without, from your smartphone to your wallet. Transient describes the pieces you only need due to context – meeting notes, presentation handouts, books.
Next, you should allocate different sections of your briefcase for different categories of your contents. This is a surefire way to succeeding in ultimate organisation – no more rummaging around for a pen, you’ll know exactly where everything is, from your gum to the spreadsheet you need for that lunch meeting on Thursday. A briefcase with several unique compartments, like the Calvino, is vital. Keep all communicative tools, from your smartphone to your diary in the front sleeve, personal belongings such as keys in the internal zipped pocket, your laptop in the quilted laptop sleeve and all files in the middle and back sections.
It’s time to be cutthroat with the contents of your briefcase. Do you really need to carry that apple around with you all day? You rarely eat it and it’s only there to convince yourself that your diet is one of extreme health, anyway. Be honest and banish any items that you truly won’t use. Items that usually fall into this realm include pocket calculators, books you plan to read on the daily commute and never actually do, and a spare pair of socks just in case you step into a puddle on the way to an important meeting. Here’s your wakeup call – throw them out and keep them out.
If you’re a repeat offender of bag littering then take note: this is not how a true gentleman behaves. Despite being in a rush for ninety percent of your working day, throwing receipts, loose change and gum wrappers into your briefcase is always going to end in chaos. Your business bag isn’t a garbage bag, so treating it like one is highly irresponsible. Get into the habit of thinking before you clutter your briefcase with rubbish. It may feel like you’re losing time but in the long run, you’ll benefit from a consistently tidy work bag.
