I don’t know about you, but I find my desk gets untidy very quickly.

It’s incredibly easy to let it get messy, and sometimes I let my guard down and the next thing I know, my desk is covered in papers and books etc.

The easiest way to keep on top of desk mess is to put aside five or ten minutes at the end of every day to ensure everything is filed away, or put in its place.

Those few minutes spent could ultimately save you hours over a matter of a month, or even over a couple of weeks.

The biggest drawback to having a cluttered desk is this:  a cluttered desk causes a cluttered mind.  If your mind is cluttered, you can’t keep it on the task at hand.  If you can’t keep your mind on the task at hand, then you are not as productive as you should be.

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