Organize a pile of documents

A folder of files arrives with no naming convention and no structure. Before anyone can work with them, someone has to open each one and figure out what it is.

What you do

Forward the files and ask for the map.

To: [email protected]

Tell me what each of these files contains and how they relate to each other. Flag anything that looks out of place or duplicated.

The assistant returns a useful index — what's there, how it connects, and what looks missing or duplicated.

Why it works

Organizing documents is reading plus labeling. The assistant gives you the map so you spend your time on the destination, not on sorting the pile.