Time is arguably the most important asset you can have. There are a lot of other crucial things you can do to improve time management, spending time on research and development for instance. And it’s possible to save a lot of time by not having to deal with hard-printed documents. 

For instance, let’s say you need to find a file from 2005 about a client you worked with. If you try to find it through your generic paper-hunting techniques, it will take time and human effort. You would have to find the storage compartments that store documents for clients of 2005. Then, you’d have to skim through files of various months, weeks, and days, to find the right document.

Now let’s say your documents are curated by a file management system. All you have to do is search the inventory using the built-in search functionality. You can use the name of the client, their SSN, the order number, or any other unique identifier to find the file. Of course, the identifier you use also depends on the file management system you choose.