If you have been working on organizing your papers, you are faced with the decision of what should be shredded or what can simply be recycled or thrown away. Plainly put, not everything with your name on it must be shredded in order to protect your identity.
Why is it not necessary? If your name, address or phone number is listed in a local phone book or on the Internet, it is already out there for the world to see and access whenever they want it. Otherwise, how could you get so many unsolicited pieces of mail or phone calls? Check it out for yourself on Google. Put in your name or phone number and everything else will appear. One former student even found the names of my children on Google. It is apparent evidence that their Wii or phone was dead and they were really bored..
Assuming you are protecting your identity by shredding every document, sales flyer, catalogue, etc. with your name or address on it is a waste of time and will eventually burn up your shredder. It is much more profitable to shred financial documents and those that contain account numbers, birth dates or other highly sensitive information.
Don't let the shredding task become overwhelming and cause you to give up on your organizing project. You really can get and keep control of your papers with the suggestions we have made here in the last few weeks.
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I tell my clients to shred just the small piece of paper with their name on it, so many want to shred the whole thing, which can take time away from the organizing project.
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