There are a lot of little things you can do to save yourself time in your office.  Each of these ideas can make a modest improvement in the amount of time you save. If you do several of them together, it can start to add up to a serious amount of time savings by streamlining your work.

It is a simple thing, but having some Windex and paper towels nearby to wipe down your desk can save you time and help keep your workplace more organized and tidy.

People are less likely to stay for a long time chatting if there isn’t a place to sit.  You can keep a fold out chair nearby or borrow a chair from the conference room when necessary.  If you stand when someone enters the room, you can easily signal for them to leave by sitting back down.  It doesn’t always work, but often it will.

Even better, don’t bring it into your office–open it in the mailroom and toss anything you don’t need.  The idea is to touch everything as few times as possible.  If you open everything on