Organizing Your Workspace

Some people believe that a clean workspacea wireless keyboard and mouse. If you use
means an uncreative temperament. This is a sadwireless technology, you can then store the items
misconception. In fact, an orderly workspace helpsin your desk drawer when you aren't using them.
to encourage productivity. You can take steps toYou also don't have to worry about cables with
keep your workplace neat and tidy. The mostthis technology.
important way is to clear off your desk at theIt's not just the computer equipment that can
end of a work session.take up space. You need to keep your various
To clear your desk, you'll likely have to put awayaccessories tidy also. Use a pen cup to store pens
a lot of paper. All paper work should go intoand pencils that you use frequently, and keep the
labeled folders. Don't make piles to sort throughrest in your desk drawer in a drawer organizer.
later and stash them in drawers - importantDigital media can also be efficiently stored in a
documents may get lost. Instead, keep things innotebook organizer for DVDs and CDs.
specified folders and then move the folders outPhotos are pleasant mementos that can really
of sight. If you need some information regularly,brighten up an office, but if you display too many
don't keep the entire document on your desk.of them they become clutter. Instead of having
Instead, just have a small cheat sheet for underthem all out at once, try grouping them into a
your mouse.single photo cube or collage frame.
If you print from your computer, consider gettingAlternately, use a digital photo frame that can
a wireless printer. You'll save desktop spacedisplay one of any number of pictures. The
because you can keep your printer in anotherresolution on the digital frame is so good that it is
location, and you won't have to have a bunch ofsimilar to what you would see on high definition
cable clutter either.television.
To save even more room on your desktop, use