Tag Archives: clutter

Separate Inventory From Stuff You Use

February 7, 2010 – 7:25 pm

One very simple way to improve your ability to focus in your work environment is to remove duplicates of things you already have.
I used to have a tool basket filled to the brim with the various implements I use in my office: scissors, paperclips, drafting tools, stuff like that. I would always dig through the [...]

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Creativity and Messiness, Part II

September 30, 2009 – 5:52 pm

Read the original article here
After posting my original article on creativity and messiness, I learned that I underestimated how many defenders of chronic mess piles are out there. They seem to think I’m claiming that unless your desk has only five objects on it, arranged symmetrically at all times, and your house is as empty [...]

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