Paper or no paper is not the real problem. It's to archive* or not to archive that is the issue with most. From my experience running a web design and develop

Paper or no paper is not the real problem. It's to archive* or not to archive that is the issue with most. From my experience running a web design and development company is that paper files a lot like email archives are kept but not accessed. I have 1 drawer filled with paper files related to a handful of my clients, and I can't say I access them enough to warrant keeping or even scanning them (akin to moving your paper files to a storage locker). Mostly they become paper "todos" which need to be kept so I can address them later. I had the same experience when I moved from Thunderbird to GMail. At first I was concerned I wouldn't have easy access to my dozens and dozens of archived email folders, diligently filled with all client emails from the past 5+ years. Fast forward to 3 months of using Gmail and I can count on one hand the number of times I booted up Thunderbird to find an old email. Papers, notes, files and (even)digital archives are safety blankets, future tasks and baggage weighing us down and keeping us from the important work at hand. Don't go paperless, go archive-less.