The document discusses the author's system for organizing and managing their workload as a program officer. They sort through proposal documents, schedule site visits, prepare by highlighting questions and working on financial worksheets, take notes after each visit, and write up recommendations. Having an organized system helps the author steadily work through their piles of files and proposals as each grant cycle progresses. The author notes it took trial and error to develop this routine but it allows them to efficiently make progress on their large workload.