![]() I fall behind on paying bills and keeping track of important stuff. Part of this is overcompensating for my ADD, If I weren't overcompensating (or anytime I lapse) stuff piles up and makes a mess. That space is meant to have a thing or two that's current, but I won't let myself stack stuff there. I also have a zone there for miscellaneous stuff. If something takes up enough space that it goes outside it's zone, it probably doesn't belong on my desk. There's a coaster for a drink, pens go in the pen cup. I have a smaller mouse mat that I place my mouse on. I have a mouse mat that my poker keyboard rests on, and nothing else is allowed on that mat. I have a theatre background, so I think of it like a prop table where everything has a section and nothing else can take a part of that section. ![]() ![]() Part of the way I've done this on my desk is by zoning it out. If it gets beyond where it would take 15 minutes then, it's officially a mess. If it's back to it's zero-state, then I know I'm just fine. So I set a timer to 15 minutes once or twice a week and tidy everything. I try to keep everything within 15 minutes of being clean. It may not seem very minimal, but the way I manage to keep a "clean" desktop is sort of the same way I keep a clean house. But I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. It is almost undoubtedly not the most "minimal" set up here-if you're going to have a desktop computer, you also need a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to go with it-pretty non-negotiable. The desk light is very thin and tall, so it's not at all in the way. I also have a small organizer that has space for some pencils and filer where I keep my iPad. And I'm more picky about that than the sound quality on any YouTube videos or whatever. Granted the sound isn't amazing, but I don't need speakers that would otherwise take up space and collect dust. I also bought a monitor that has built-in speakers. I got a computer desk from Ikea and put the computer in the cabinet (which I keep closed unless the computer is on). One thing that concerned me was how much space and clutter would be on my desk. I recently built a desktop computer to replace my laptop (for the computing power, and mobility wasn't as much of a concern).
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