Kids May Still Achieve Something Somehow Even If They Don't Clean Rooms

Whoever this may be, having a clean desk does not impact productivity.

My friend does not have a clean desk, yet somehow he is able to get things done. How? I have no idea -- black magic is as good an explanation as anything.

I am both celebrated and mocked, mostly by myself, for being nutty about clean working environments. I try to limit the distraction, giving myself the best fighting chance of seeing what it is I am supposed to do.

I've heard someone trained in psychiatry say that people generally crave order -- but I suspect this person read the emotional need in my appearance, one that said I needed validation for my eccentricities.

I accept myself for who I am. And yes, I did arrange some pens and notepads before writing this.