I thought this was beyond interesting. One of my favorite companies, Staples, conducted a survey recently that led to the following revelations:

• 47 percent of respondents felt their stress level diminish after the simple act of shredding.
• 85 percent of the people felt smarter.
• 83 percent felt more organized.
• 80 percent felt more in control of their lives.
• 92 percent felt safer after shredding.
• 42 percent felt calmer.
• 86 percent loved the fact that shredding allowed them to rid themselves of clutter.
• Nearly half of the participants said that shredding helped them maintain a balanced life.

Maybe we’re onto something here!  Could the innocent-looking Royal KS7 7-sheet Cross-cut Shredder pictured above could put therapists and spa owners out of work?

“Staples’ consumer survey confirms what we have found in our research,” said Consumer Psychologist Richard Feinberg of Purdue University. “Consumers use products like a shredder for utilitarian purposes but then these products have very significant and positive emotional and psychological impacts. These psychological impacts may not even be known by the consumer, but they can unconsciously improve their life. In a world where people are time deprived, increasingly stressed, and feeling more and more out of control, shredding may provide positive psychological fuel.”

I wonder if the feelings of euphoria that come with paper shredding are similar to the joy ride my cat gets when she shreds the daylights out of her scratching post. In all seriousness, there must be something therapeutic about it.

I don’t know if it’s therapeutic or not, but I challenge you to say this post’s title 4 times fast. Just be sure no one else is around – it won’t be your finest hour.

Click HERE to read more about the Staples study and the following link to learn more about the Royal KS7 7-sheet Cross-cut Shredder.

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Change, change, change.  It’s the buzz word of the moment and the mindset of our generation.  Granted, there are some things that are changing that aren’t necessarily for the better – but from where I sit, most of the changes are positive.

One very positive change is the move toward wasting less, using less, and being smart about how we go about our daily lives.  You know, the change that dresses in green and demands that we all do our part to keep our world beautiful for all of its occupants – the ones with skin, fur, feathers, fins, or all of the above.  But enough about my inlaws*.

ipaperlessoffice.com is a website I think you’re going to love.

From their website:
WorldSoft Corporation (WSC), a privately held Delaware corporation, has been in busines since 1987. The company has exclusively focused on the business and personal document imaging marketplace since 1994. We have offered to more than 9,000 customers all of the major manufacturer products of both software and hardware in the document capture, imaging and management industry.

Our staff is constantly attending industry educational experiences to further their expertise in order to serve our customers with the latest and most mature market recommendations. WSC are authorized resellers of products from manufacturers such as Fujitsu, Kodak, Canon, Panasonic, BOWE Bell and Howell, Kofax, Xerox and Visioneer to mention a few.

WSC sales office is located in the Dallas Ft. Worth Texas area and through our industry relationships ship out of 8 locations across the USA.

WSC strives to offer a value based offering of products and services where price is only but one factor. We have received continuous positive comments from our customers and have enjoyed a high repeat business from these valued customers.

In 2004, WSC has expanded its business further by offering personalized printing of hundreds of unique gift, award and promotional products for family, schools, team sports, civic, fraternal organizations, religious groups and business.

The printing process is specialized and has the ability to take digital photography and/or a choice of fonts/lettering to uniquely personalize a truly one-of-a-kind gift or an award for most any family occasion, school function or business purpose. Visit our on-line store: http://www.justmakeitpersonal.com

The staff at WSC looks forward each day in serving our customers needs for digital imaging or specialized digital printing.

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ipaperlessoffice.com has the best of the best when it comes to name brands. You’ll find Kodak, Canon, Jujitsu, Panasonic, Visioneer, and Xerox. It reads like a who’s who of tops in Office Supplies, Office Technology, and Office Machines.

I just noticed that they have a special offer going on right now. How does a free scanner sound? Here’s the deal: Purchase a documentINDEXER+ OCR Barcode Version Bundle and get a Kodak i1220 Scanner FREE! or a documentINDEXER+ Advanced Forms Recognition Version Bundle and get a Kodak i1320 Scanner FREE!

Click over to their website and find a whole new way to make changes for the better: ipaperlessoffice.com. They’ll be launching a blog in just a few weeks, I’ll let you know when it’s ready to roll.

* I love and have loved all of my inlaws. They have each had skin and not one has sprouted feathers, fins, or fur. That I know of.

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