Be master of your domain
Last year, I spent a full hour looking for a small piece of metal that measures less than 2cm. It was a XLR coupler for a microphone and I knew it was on my desk. The problem was my desk was more of a storage area (that’s being nice) than a work surface. If you’re like me, you may want to check out a great article at Lifeclever.com called Ten Tips for Keeping Your Desk Clean and Tidy. Among the tips:
- Take your books home: Take home any books you don’t use on a regular basis for work. You’ll have more space to work, and if you have to leave your job for any reason (heaven forbid), you’ll have fewer heavy items to pack.
- Eat away from your desk: Eating at your desk encourages trash like paper bags, cups, and utensils to stick around your desk. I’ve been guilty of this and have the crumbs in my keyboard to prove it. To prevent this, eat somewhere else. Preferably, out of the office. Doing this also allows you a mental break from work where you can enjoy your meal without phone or computer interruptions.
- Throw away pens: Why do you need so many pens? Throw them all out except for two or three. If it doesn’t have a cap, toss it.
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I’ve definitely got to agree with the limited amount of picture frames on your desk. Aside from the pleasant reminder while you’re working that there is more than work itself (which helps keep cubicle insanity at bay), picture frames are nothing but an annoyance to those hectically organized desks. The Flickr suggestion is a good solution.
But no Post-It notes? I would be lost without those ingenious sticky life savers. I’ve got 5 of them plastered on my monitor right now!
I cannot stand anything on my desk. At the end of the day is doesn’t even look like anyone sits here.
If you are a vertical visual filer, like me, all the current working files have to be visible or you forget about them. But if you get rid of the extra stuff, you can make nice workable piles and appear organized.
But not eating at the keyboard won’t work for me – otherwise how could I surf your site on my lunch break?
I lose at least three pens a day , I need to have at least ten or I run out.