Comments on: Aaah, the wonders of a clean desk http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:45:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: matthewmurcia http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-41405 matthewmurcia Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:37:40 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-41405 If you're interested in this, you should check out something called Getting Things Done by an American called David Allen. He is the antidote of my old Spanish professor who just used to call his secretary to bring him a big cardboard box to spend 5 minutes 'filing things in the bin' whenever his desk got too full of useless pieces of paper. Whilst the box system is cooler, I resorted to the more formal system last year and found all sorts of useful pieces of paper towards the bottom of the mess, including invoices and contracts! If you’re interested in this, you should check out something called Getting Things Done by an American called David Allen. He is the antidote of my old Spanish professor who just used to call his secretary to bring him a big cardboard box to spend 5 minutes ‘filing things in the bin’ whenever his desk got too full of useless pieces of paper. Whilst the box system is cooler, I resorted to the more formal system last year and found all sorts of useful pieces of paper towards the bottom of the mess, including invoices and contracts!

]]> By: www.Enovabiz.com http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-37270 www.Enovabiz.com Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:12:06 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-37270 pepping yourself to clean your desk - 1 hr cleaning the desk-3 hr dumping the waste - .5 hrs resting after operation cleanup- 1 hrs self congraluting - .5 hr Giving your self reward(watching T.V.) - 2 hrs Next day the junk starts piling up again. No productivity gain for me. pepping yourself to clean your desk - 1 hr
cleaning the desk-3 hr
dumping the waste - .5 hrs
resting after operation cleanup- 1 hrs
self congraluting - .5 hr
Giving your self reward(watching T.V.) - 2 hrs

Next day the junk starts piling up again. No productivity gain for me.

]]> By: Dave http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-36375 Dave Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:01:40 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-36375 Listen, I'm just trying to come up with a solution here. I don't know that we need to consider things like "making sure important things are kept." Listen, I’m just trying to come up with a solution here. I don’t know that we need to consider things like “making sure important things are kept.”

]]> By: Romme http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-36091 Romme Sun, 09 Jul 2006 06:45:59 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-36091 But how will the robotic arm make sure that nothing important is thrown out? But how will the robotic arm make sure that nothing important is thrown out?

]]> By: Dave http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-36085 Dave Sun, 09 Jul 2006 05:15:14 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-36085 romme: How about a robotic arm that just swoops by your desk every hour or so and moves everything into a waiting trash bin? romme: How about a robotic arm that just swoops by your desk every hour or so and moves everything into a waiting trash bin?

]]> By: romme http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35475 romme Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:53:37 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35475 I agree. It's great to have a clean desk, but it's really hard to keep it clean. For me, it takes about an hour from it's clean until it's all messy again. It would be great if someone could invent an automatic-self-cleaning-desk. I agree. It’s great to have a clean desk, but it’s really hard to keep it clean. For me, it takes about an hour from it’s clean until it’s all messy again. It would be great if someone could invent an automatic-self-cleaning-desk.

]]> By: aneitlich http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35390 aneitlich Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:18:59 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35390 RollyPolly, My experience from the dot com days is that there are two types of companies and executives: Those that focus on the boring stuff, and those that focus on the "fascinating" stuff. The ones who focus on the boring stuff usually win. RollyPolly,

My experience from the dot com days is that there are two types of companies and executives: Those that focus on the boring stuff, and those that focus on the “fascinating” stuff.

The ones who focus on the boring stuff usually win.

]]> By: pdxi http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35388 pdxi Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:17:01 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35388 Hmm... having a desk clear of burrito wrappers, bottle caps, bike parts and loose change really does help! Yes, I read this article and immediately got up and cleaned my desk. It's nice! Hmm… having a desk clear of burrito wrappers, bottle caps, bike parts and loose change really does help!

Yes, I read this article and immediately got up and cleaned my desk. It’s nice!

]]> By: bi_rw http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35313 bi_rw Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:29:52 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35313 "a clean desk, a clean mind"... how very true. I often find an uncluttered desk makes me focus on the task at hand, not being distracted or stressed over where to find things. If this seems trivial to you why not try it for yourself! “a clean desk, a clean mind”… how very true.
I often find an uncluttered desk makes me focus on the task at hand, not being distracted or stressed over where to find things.

If this seems trivial to you why not try it for yourself!

]]> By: RollyPolly http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35211 RollyPolly Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:16:22 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/04/aaah-the-wonders-of-a-clean-desk/#comment-35211 You made a blog post. On SitePoint. About cleaning your desk. Fascinating. You made a blog post. On SitePoint. About cleaning your desk. Fascinating.

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