Found out the average freelancer wastes 4 hours a week just finding files on their computer

I was reading this survey from a project management site last night and it blew my mind. They tracked like 500 self employed people and the average was that we lose almost a whole work day every month just clicking around looking for stuff we already saved. I thought I was the only one with a desktop full of random PDFs and screenshots but apparently it's super common. The study also said most of us don't use any kind of naming system for files which hit close to home for me. I usually just save things with names like 'notes final v3' or 'invoice draft 2' and then can't find anything later. It made me think about how much time I could save if I just spent 10 minutes at the end of each day organizing. Has anyone here switched to a specific folder structure or naming trick that actually cut down your search time?

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susan4242d ago

Wow, wait, 4 hours a week just hunting for files? That's insane. I waste maybe an hour or two myself but a whole morning every single week sounds like a nightmare. Huh, I guess that's why my 'tax stuff' folder just exploded into a mess last month.

ninah102d ago

Ha, sounds like your tax folder hit self-destruct mode.