STOP FOR FILING: TRY WOOD FILING CABINETS

Hold it, stop what your doing, and look at the office around you, or the desk that this computer is sitting on. Its pretty messy. Don't worry nine times out of ten they are. I've seen a lot of them.  We all let it get away from us. A little paper here, a dinner plate there. We're busy people, the world just seems to be gaining momentum and no one can really help it. Everyone wants answers faster, results faster, and we all want to have to do less work for it. But the truth to staying on top of it all, isn't actually that scary. The truth is, all it takes is a little time once, and you can keep yourself organized and feeling free for a very long time. 

Might I make a suggestion. Wood filing cabinets. Now here's my reasoning. See, we all like to feel like the environments that we surround ourselves in are nice, comfortable endearing. Cluttery desks, chaos filled offices and disorganized shelves don't help that out at all. I mean really, come on, you agree. The places that seem the nicest, the most elegant, sophisticated, the people that seem to have it all, who get the best of everything, they always have tidy offices and organized libraries, and their desks are clutter free. How do they do it. They take a little time.  

First, they buy a cabinet, (we're thinking wood here), and they fill it with files. Really no joke, they organize out the things that they bring to the desk. They keep everything in separate piles and if not in separate ones, they label everything. Staying organized allows us to think, it keeps busy minds focused because the room feels focused. And if you walk into a room that feels focused its not hard to keep it that way. The organized successful people, will sort out their files into the filing cabinet that they just bought. And whenever a new job or new file comes their way, they can refer to the old one that has been filed away, or they can simply file away the new one, into its place where it can be found. Not only is organization good for the mind, its awesome for business. If jobs don't go missing on your cluttered desk because they are kept in their proper file in the filing cabinet, you won't turn them in late, or have them surface months later after its already too late, and your in up to your neck.  

Okay okay, so that's great and all about organization, but why the emphasis on wood. Well, in truth, creating a productive environment is far too often overlooked, or paired up with creating a sterile work environment. The twain shall never meet. I mean, leaving room for the fact that we are all different, taking metal, blacks, and grays out of the office, and putting in wood automatically warms up the room. Brings in life, and vibrance. If the room in which you work is inviting, you will be more capable of producing quality work. Wood is also incredibly durable, and has a definite feel of authority to it. If you take a little time to de-clutter-ify your office, or desk, you will be pleasantly surprised the difference you will feel in your work, and your relaxation, and whatever else you do at that messy desk of yours.