Forty-two percent (42%) of adults report too often they feel that life is a treadmill and they can't get off. (Franklin Covey)

The average American receives 49,000 pieces of mail in their lifetime (1/3 of it is junk mail - approximately 16,350 pieces).

Paperwork has been voted the biggest burden for small businesses. Eighty percent (80%) of papers that are filed are never referenced again.

The average executive wastes 4.3 hours a week (6 weeks a year) looking for items that were misplaced, misfiled, or mislabeled. (Accountemps)

The average employee has about 37 hours of unfinished work on his or her desk at any one time. (Marlene Caroselli, author of "Empower Yourself")

The average office has 19 copies of each document. (USA Today)