There are two kinds of people in the world. The people who take down their Christmas decorations in an orderly fashion, carefully label every container, and somehow manage to have everything ready for next year before the Christmas music has even stopped playing. And then there are the rest of us. You know who you are. You take down the Christmas tree with good intentions. You carefully put the ornaments in a box. You tell yourself you’re going to organize everything properly this year. Then suddenly you’re standing in the garage with three tangled strings of lights, a half-empty wrapping…
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There’s something oddly powerful about a clean desk. Put everything in its place, clear away the mystery pile of papers, and suddenly you feel like a person who has their life together. Five minutes later, you may even start believing you’re going to answer every email before lunch. Then Tuesday happens. Your coffee mug is sitting on top of three notebooks, your charging cables have somehow formed a small ecosystem, and there’s a sticky note underneath your keyboard reminding you to do something you can no longer remember. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. A desk has a remarkable…





