Comments on: A Messy Desk is the Sign of a Messy Desk http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/ Brief Motivational Interventions Mirroring the Time-Limited Reality of Human Existence Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:11:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike Reeves-McMillan http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-9392 Mike Reeves-McMillan Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:18:11 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-9392 Oh, that completely resonates for me. My personal "filing system" is that I know where I put things. Anybody else is completely lost in it, but it works for me. (I had to explain several times to a very organised friend who helped me move that my filing cabinet was not in alphabetical order. She just didn't get that.) Occasionally this results in frantic and frustrated searching, but not often. Oh, that completely resonates for me.

My personal “filing system” is that I know where I put things. Anybody else is completely lost in it, but it works for me. (I had to explain several times to a very organised friend who helped me move that my filing cabinet was not in alphabetical order. She just didn’t get that.)

Occasionally this results in frantic and frustrated searching, but not often.

]]> By: The Sausage Kid http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-9379 The Sausage Kid Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:03:54 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-9379 Personally, i think having a clean desk hampers productivity. I find it hard to stay focused when I sit on a desk with nothing to look at: The plain 'nothingness' space of a clear desk distracts me from coming up ideas that an otherwise cluttered desk would have helped me. This is true since you can easily draw inspiration and concepts from the objects around the table. ^_^. Personally, i think having a clean desk hampers productivity. I find it hard to stay focused when I sit on a desk with nothing to look at: The plain ‘nothingness’ space of a clear desk distracts me from coming up ideas that an otherwise cluttered desk would have helped me. This is true since you can easily draw inspiration and concepts from the objects around the table. ^_^.

]]> By: A messy desk is a sign of? « Organize Right Now http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-8587 A messy desk is a sign of? « Organize Right Now Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:10:49 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-8587 [...] A messy desk is the sign of a messy desk, says David B. Bohl’s blog. [...] [...] A messy desk is the sign of a messy desk, says David B. Bohl’s blog. [...]

]]> By: Matthew Cornell http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-8372 Matthew Cornell Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:05:59 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-8372 Thanks for the article, David. My I suggest you include references to the source of these ideas? For example, the book you refer to... Thanks for the article, David. My I suggest you include references to the source of these ideas? For example, the book you refer to…

]]> By: Working at Home on the Internet http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-5489 Working at Home on the Internet Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:05:24 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-5489 [...] B. Bohl presents A Messy Desk is the Sign of a Messy Desk | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I was amused recently to see that one of the major [...] [...] B. Bohl presents A Messy Desk is the Sign of a Messy Desk | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I was amused recently to see that one of the major [...]

]]> By: » Carnival of Business and Entrepreneurship #1 http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-3788 » Carnival of Business and Entrepreneurship #1 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:59:28 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-3788 [...] B. Bohl presents A Messy Desk is the Sign of a Messy Desk | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. David says, “I was amused recently to see that one of the major [...] [...] B. Bohl presents A Messy Desk is the Sign of a Messy Desk | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. David says, “I was amused recently to see that one of the major [...]

]]> By: Marcia Francois http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 Marcia Francois Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:44:48 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-2207 Great post, David. I'm from the clean desk camp myself. Although when working on a project, I use plastic folders to keep it all together and spread out as I work through each section. Great post, David.

I’m from the clean desk camp myself. Although when working on a project, I use plastic folders to keep it all together and spread out as I work through each section.

]]> By: David B. Bohl http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 David B. Bohl Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:12:36 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-2185 Sunny, You offer a great analysis of my current 'system'. David Sunny,

You offer a great analysis of my current ’system’.

David

]]> By: Sunny Daydreame http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 Sunny Daydreame Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:26:55 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-2179 I am probably a piler for projects I am working on right now, and a filer for things that need to be kept long term. The key for me to feeling organized is not to have an empty desk, but to only have what I am working on this week covering my desk. The biggest help is to make sure to throw away paper as I go. I am probably a piler for projects I am working on right now, and a filer for things that need to be kept long term. The key for me to feeling organized is not to have an empty desk, but to only have what I am working on this week covering my desk. The biggest help is to make sure to throw away paper as I go.

]]> By: Organize Your Life Carnival #18 http://www.slowdownfast.com/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 Organize Your Life Carnival #18 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:09:48 +0000 http://www.slowdownfast.com/blog/a-messy-desk-is-the-sign-of-a-messy-desk/#comment-2169 [...] B. Bohl presents A Messy Desk is the Sign of a Messy Desk | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I was amused recently to see that one of the major [...] [...] B. Bohl presents A Messy Desk is the Sign of a Messy Desk | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I was amused recently to see that one of the major [...]

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