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Monday, 11 April 2011 11:46
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Is your desk the landing place for every business-related piece of paper, promotional materials, pens, sticky notes, magazines, envelopes, business cards and notebooks? Tidying your desk will not only make you feel better, but less clutter actually helps with your productivity.

A bit of space on your desk can help with clearing your head. So have a quick look around your desk and start putting things away. And not just once, make it every week.

It’s quite simple to maintain a tidy working space, but you have to commit to keeping it in that state. Here are three key things to help you with maintaining a tidy desk:

Keep it handy - or not. If you use your label-maker often, keep it close to you. And if you reach for a piece of tape once a week, why keep the tape dispenser on your desk? Keep anything handy that you use often. The less you use it, the further away it can, and should, be.

Keep it together. Chances are, for each of your tasks, there are certain materials that you always use. For example, in addition to your computer, depending on the project, you may use a number of items:

Finances: calculator, bank statements, bills, stamps
Writing articles: ideas/clippings, blank paper, a pen, templates
Research: books, notepads, file folders

If you have to search high and low for every item you use for certain tasks, you'll be less eager to pull it all out and put it all away each time. And that internal resistance will lead to procrastination, avoidance, and quite often, a bigger mess.

By keeping the items together that go together, you're making it that much easier on yourself to work efficiently and productively.

The idea is to put some awareness into the way you use your desk. And if you are able to find what you need easier because your desk is less cluttered, then it’s worth keeping your desk tidy. In the end, you’ll save some valuable time.
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