What Your Desk Tells About Productivity

By Santa Bensone

What do you think?

Are you rather…

…A piler?

…Or filer?

No need to go and clean up your desk right now!As studies confirm, both, a tidy as well as a messy desk promote certain behaviours when it comes to getting things done.

• « Order and disorder are prevalent in both nature and culture, which suggests that each environ confers advantages for different outcomes. »

• - University of Minnesota clean desk study

A clean desk…

Promotes socially acceptable behavioursEnhances social engagementRaises awareness for healthy choices

A messy desk…

Promotes creativityHelps with out-of-the-box-thinkingEnhances problem solving abilities

Whether filer or piler…

… do not worry about productivity

• You have to determine what goal you are working towards:• Do you need to be extremely concentrated and fulfil tasks

demanding high accuracyOr• Are you on the search for new ideas and impressions?

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