Miscellaneous Monday: National Clean Your Desk Day
It's 8:30 am in Sydney, Australia, so I'm kicking off Miscellaneous Monday as I round out my chilly Sunday afternoon here in Wisconsin. 🥶
Each year, the second Monday of January is recognized as National Clean Off Your Desk Day. Some years, the second Monday falls on a much earlier date, which allows us to enter the new year on a clean and organized foot! This year, most of us have most likely been back at work for a bit already. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t take a day to tidy up your desk—including your desktop!
🤔 Did You Know?
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Anne Moeller in Clio, Michigan, is the organized, clean enthusiast who started this annual day of celebration, and it may have come from the pre- and post-holiday clutter!
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The average work desk can be 100 times dirtier than a kitchen table and 400 times germier than a toilet! 🤢Germs thrive on computers and keyboards - go grab a cleaning wipe and give yours a bath.
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Scientific research says tidy desks make you more efficient. -Source: https://hbr.org/2019/03/the-case-for-finally-cleaning-your-desk
☑ Tips for a Tidy Space:
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Take out the trash (and any food) regularly
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Figure out your filing style and try something new if it’s not working
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Organize your drawers and desk with cups and dividers
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Tuck your distractables like cell phones away in a drawer to keep your desk tidy and your mind focused
🧼 Let’s see your photos of your tidy (and clean 🧼) workspace! Feel free to share any organizing tips to keep your physical and digital spaces clean.
Sources: https://nationaltoday.com/national-clean-your-desk-day/
11 comments
Water bottles, lunch bag, Atlassian Certified Expert jacket always in my desk.
Ewww, didn't really think about how germy desks were til this post. My desk is all ready for the week!
I finally got a chance to do a little tidying. It's not perfect, but I also enjoy some of my little trinkets and things. I cheated and started a new job today which means my macbook's desktop was automatically clean. 😜
Even though I have a wide desk, I don't have that much stuff on it. Few Lego sets, one plushy and equipment to work.
Although there are just a lot of cables going around as I have a laptop, desktop PC, and sometimes even a second laptop around with a couple of monitors and TVs all around the room 😅 I hate seeing all these cables hanging out everywhere so tend to have a cable management session once or twice a year. This was from last year when I moved in and despite upgrading my setup since then, it stayed clean as possible.
And as for this statement about dirty keyboards - I've been thinking about cleaning it for a while now so this came as a good reminder. I've reserved Saturday morning to finally do it 😄
After the holidays and coming back from conferences, this is about as clean as my desk will get for a while.
