Writing a blog such as this one, it probably will not surprise you to learn that I keep an eye on the term "paperless" on Twitter.
I find a lot of great links and resources this way, but there is one thing that I see every single day. People making this joke:
A paperless office has about as much of a chance as a paperless bathroom.
Here is a very small sample of what I mean from yesterday:
I only bring this up because over the last few days many, many people have been kind enough to send me this cute video which is a commercial for the French toilet paper maker Le Trèfle.
Thanks to everyone who sent it in. It’s very well done.
Whenever I see those posts on Twitter, I think about my wife’s 6 months of travel through India and South East Asia after University, and our honeymoon traveling through Turkey.
More often than not, in our bathroom visits we were greeted by a small hose beside the toilet (if there was one), and there was not a roll of Charmin to be found. In fact, in many cultures water is thought to be much more sanitary.
So, if it is true that a paperless office’s chance of success can be equated with a paperless bathroom, I’m happy with the knowledge that millions upon millions of people are doing just fine.
