After reading this title, how many of you think you should be billionaires by now?
Well, I think my desk could qualify me for a trillionaire.
Now, why do I think this way.
Well according to an article in Woman’s World magazine, us messy deskers are 36 percent more resourceful than those with an organized desk.
Supposedly, people like Number One, who are so organized and their schedules are so inflexible and uncompromising, they miss out on out-of-the-box thinking and different creative solutions.
No, I did not say Number One was inflexible, I said his schedule–I just want to make that clear.
A study was done using 240 companies and this study found that the most creative and productive employees have terribly messy desks and offices. Also very interesting, is that they had they had advanced the most in the company and they made the greatest amount of money.
All my life, my desk has been covered with the tools of my trade and papers were piled high. As a principal, the teachers knew the only time my desk was clean was when the high-mucky-mucks were visiting.
You may find it hard to believe, but when my desk is clean, I feel paralyzed.
When the desk is clean, and I can see the color of the desk, I fear that if I start working, I wont see that pretty color again for weeks.
But there comes a point, even for me, that the messiness becomes a little overwhelming.
So–I did it.
Yes, I cleaned off my office desk! I could hear the angels sing AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH.
Cover your eyes, the sight might hurt them.
I wasn’t kidding when I said I am paralyzed when my desk is clean. You know so because you have not heard from me in twelve days.
Now with a clean desk I can’t find my trillions, either.
I guess the balance between a clean desk and a messy one is as volatile as the stock market. But don’t worry, now that I have starting using it again, my desk will get really messy and my funds will grow.