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Of course I see the article about how mess may actually be a good thing the day after I go through all my receipts and more files and cannibalize my old calendar for homemade cards.
It’s [the anti-organization movement] a movement that confirms what you have known, deep down, all along: really neat people are not avatars of the good life; they are humorless and inflexible prigs, and have way too much time on their hands.
The article goes on to say that maybe mess means creativity and hard work spent not on organizing, but on producing. Which makes sense. I can also see how some mess around a house actually makes it friendlier, reflecting that someone not only sleeps and cleans there, but builds puzzles, sews dresses, has people over--all signs that someone is living instead of existing. (It puts a whole new spin on my battles with my roommates over clutter in the common living areas, though I'm unlikely to start loving it just yet.)
Does that mean my organization yesterday was in vain (or, worse yet, the sign of a priggish mind)? I hope not. I feel much better about the space I have and the things I can do now that I couldn't before, such as reach my closet. And there are messes that do need to be cleaned up eventually, as well as work that I can't do on a messy desk--like write. Maybe the secret is to not be too uptight, and go with what works.
It’s [the anti-organization movement] a movement that confirms what you have known, deep down, all along: really neat people are not avatars of the good life; they are humorless and inflexible prigs, and have way too much time on their hands.
The article goes on to say that maybe mess means creativity and hard work spent not on organizing, but on producing. Which makes sense. I can also see how some mess around a house actually makes it friendlier, reflecting that someone not only sleeps and cleans there, but builds puzzles, sews dresses, has people over--all signs that someone is living instead of existing. (It puts a whole new spin on my battles with my roommates over clutter in the common living areas, though I'm unlikely to start loving it just yet.)
Does that mean my organization yesterday was in vain (or, worse yet, the sign of a priggish mind)? I hope not. I feel much better about the space I have and the things I can do now that I couldn't before, such as reach my closet. And there are messes that do need to be cleaned up eventually, as well as work that I can't do on a messy desk--like write. Maybe the secret is to not be too uptight, and go with what works.
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Date: 2008-01-07 06:46 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-01-07 08:12 pm (UTC)From:...right?
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Date: 2008-01-07 06:53 pm (UTC)From:Dust, on the other hand, must sometimes be ignored.
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Date: 2008-01-07 08:13 pm (UTC)From:You are obviously very harshly for ignoring dust. Just like me. *grins*
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Date: 2008-01-07 06:59 pm (UTC)From:And my own mess is always much more acceptable than anyone else's I may have to deal with!
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Date: 2008-01-07 08:14 pm (UTC)From:This is the hardest thing for me, too. Other people have a right to mess, too.
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Date: 2008-01-07 07:03 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-01-07 08:14 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-01-07 07:05 pm (UTC)From:Because there's messy and then there's so disorganized you don't know where anything is and literally cannot get into your office.
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Date: 2008-01-07 08:16 pm (UTC)From: