HOW TO create and keep a minimalist and clean workspace

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  • D Ghost
    null
    • May 2006
    • 9820
    #1

    HOW TO create and keep a minimalist and clean workspace

    Making this in a new thread branching from the post of my new office workspace.

    A messy, cluttered and disorganized workspace can have detrimental affects on your productivity and state-of-mind.

    Someone asked this in the other thread:

    Originally posted by B.Barnato
    Question on keeping a clean work environment...

    how do you keep it that way for a longer period of time?
    The best way to do it is to never let any unimportant items even make it onto your workspace. Look at it as a screening process for "stuff" - is it worth your time, does it "deserve" to be hanging out on your desk?

    If you already have a bunch of unorganized clutter. get rid of small amounts at a time, in between breaks. Don't need to clear it all off at once. If something isn't important (junk mail, etc) - throw it away! You don't need it. And it's taking up your valuable time.

    Additionally, go all digital. Tell your electric company, phone company, etc to all stop sending you paper bills. This is an age where it's just not necessary. You can get it emailed. Be careful though, email boxes can get cluttered too...


    Check out Zen habits, this guy has some great stuff. Also read his book "Focus" -
    http://zenhabits.net/archives/
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    • Rochard
      Jägermeister Test Pilot
      • Dec 2001
      • 75733
      #2
      I'm a fucking neat freak.

      My car is a good example. I always keep my cars clean, inside and out. Inside in the glove compartment is my registration and paperwork. Otherwise, there is nothing else in the car. The trunk is empty. When I come home, I make sure anything I brought in comes out with me.

      My wife looses her fucking sun glasses every other day. I have a draw in the kitchen that is "my draw". I keep my glasses, wallet, car keys, and Itouch in there. I walk in, the first thing I do is open up this draw, put my sun glasses in, car keys, etc. I know exactly where they are right now.

      My desk... I'm gonna take a picture of my desk in a moment. I have my cell phone, a coke, and a pen that I used to sign something. Other wise, nothing else.
      Herschel Savage
      Brooklyn, NY

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        • L-Pink
          working on my tan
          • Mar 2005
          • 39151
          #3
          Only touch paperwork once. Act on it, file it, or toss it.

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            • Rochard
              Jägermeister Test Pilot
              • Dec 2001
              • 75733
              #4
              Here's my office.... The screen on the left is a DVD player - Today I'm watching Charlie Wilson's War.

              Screen on my right is my HP touch screen, which I only really use for email.

              Herschel Savage
              Brooklyn, NY

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                • D Ghost
                  null
                  • May 2006
                  • 9820
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Rochard
                  Here's my office.... The screen on the left is a DVD player - Today I'm watching Charlie Wilson's War.

                  Screen on my right is my HP touch screen, which I only really use for email.

                  Lookin good!

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                    • CyberHustler
                      Masterbaiter
                      • Feb 2006
                      • 28742
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Rochard
                      Here's my office.... The screen on the left is a DVD player - Today I'm watching Charlie Wilson's War.

                      Screen on my right is my HP touch screen, which I only really use for email.

                      Looks very metro...
                      “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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                        • alias
                          aliasx
                          • Apr 2001
                          • 19010
                          #7
                          Only the essentials is probably best. Monitor, keyboard, mouse, notebook & pen etc.
                          https://porncorporation.com

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                            • Young
                              Bland for life
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 10468
                              #8
                              My office is my house. And I mean everywhere in my house.

                              I have a room that is the "office". but can never find myself staying in there for more than 30 min.

                              curse you iPad.
                              ★★★

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                                • Rochard
                                  Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                  • Dec 2001
                                  • 75733
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Dedi
                                  Looks very metro...
                                  I think maybe you might have implied there is a chance I'm gay?
                                  Herschel Savage
                                  Brooklyn, NY

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                                    • idtapdat
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Mar 2008
                                      • 1161
                                      #10
                                      nice and neat plus you can keep a view on the neighborhood
                                      icq - 473556037

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                                        • The Duck
                                          Adult Content Provider
                                          • May 2005
                                          • 18243
                                          #11
                                          I have a very cluttered desk but that is because it's full of artwork, gemstones and other strange objects.
                                          Skype Horusmaia
                                          ICQ 41555245
                                          Email [email protected]

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                                            • Sid70
                                              Downshifter
                                              • Dec 2002
                                              • 16413
                                              #12
                                              Paul McCartney regrets he didnt write Fields Of Gold that Sting did, now Anal Hobbit can bite his nails cus he didnt make this Clean Office tip himself
                                              Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                • Nicky
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                  • 30071
                                                  #13
                                                  My work-space is filled with all sorts of things, doesn't bother me as I'm focusing on the 27" monitor in front of me.

                                                  gfynicky @ gmail.com

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                                                    • The Duck
                                                      Adult Content Provider
                                                      • May 2005
                                                      • 18243
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Nicky
                                                      My work-space is filled with all sorts of things, doesn't bother me as I'm focusing on the 27" monitor in front of me.
                                                      27"? Crazy man
                                                      Skype Horusmaia
                                                      ICQ 41555245
                                                      Email [email protected]

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                                                        • V_RocKs
                                                          Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                                          • Nov 2003
                                                          • 32449
                                                          #15
                                                          My shit is cluttered as all fuck. But I just reach here or there and I have a screw driver, a file, a pen, scissors, soldering iron (never know when this baby will come in handy!), water bill (in case I need to prove who I am), remote control heli, pipe, lighter, ruler, blank CDs/DVDs, paper clips, voltmeter, spare tail rotor for the heli, shoe laces, lighter fluid refills, xacto knife, many hats, ipod plugin for the car, gum, aspirin, imodium AD, the list goes on...

                                                          All of it within arms length and all cataloged in my head.

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                                                            • Sophie Delancey
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jun 2011
                                                              • 1249
                                                              #16
                                                              I'm also a total neat freak. My desk consists of my iMac, my iPod Touch, my scanner/printer, a note pad, a nice little glass vase to hold my pencils/pens and my bulletin board. That's it. It serves me quite nicely and I'm never looking for anything.
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                                                              [email protected] Skype - SophieDelancey Twitter - @SophieDelancey ICQ - 602670915

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                                                                • ottopottomouse
                                                                  She is ugly, bad luck.
                                                                  • Jan 2010
                                                                  • 13177
                                                                  #17
                                                                  My desk looks like a tip but I know where everything is.

                                                                  Worst thing anybody can ever do for you is offer to tidy up - you'll never find anything ever again
                                                                  ↑ see post ↑
                                                                  13101

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                                                                    • CurrentlySober
                                                                      Too lazy to wipe my ass
                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                      • 38946
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by DJ The Kid
                                                                      Check out Zen habits, this guy has some great stuff. Also read his book "Focus" -
                                                                      http://zenhabits.net/archives/
                                                                      Nice link - Thanks

                                                                      Bookmarked for further reading


                                                                      👁️ 👍️ 💩

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                                                                        • D Ghost
                                                                          null
                                                                          • May 2006
                                                                          • 9820
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by V_RocKs
                                                                          My shit is cluttered as all fuck. But I just reach here or there and I have a screw driver, a file, a pen, scissors, soldering iron (never know when this baby will come in handy!), water bill (in case I need to prove who I am), remote control heli, pipe, lighter, ruler, blank CDs/DVDs, paper clips, voltmeter, spare tail rotor for the heli, shoe laces, lighter fluid refills, xacto knife, many hats, ipod plugin for the car, gum, aspirin, imodium AD, the list goes on...

                                                                          All of it within arms length and all cataloged in my head.

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