Who doesn’t want a nice clean setup to be proudly working behind? I sure enjoy working at a clean & comfortable desk everyday. Hopefully this post will help you on your way to achieving that dream setup you’ve always wanted, and give you some insight on how to keep it that way.

Tip one is the most important of them all. If you don’t have respect for your area and your possessions, you won’t care about their condition and cleanliness. If you do have respect for your things, than you’ll take the extra time to make sure they’re clean and in good shape. This also displays how thankful you are for what you own. This tip is one that a lot of people don’t follow. The majority of people buy expensive things, that others aren’t fortunate to have, and they treat it like it’s garbage. So, if you’re going to keep a clean setup, you’re going to need to respect what you have.

A major reason that some people can’t keep clean setups is because they have a lot of papers and pencils lying around on their desk. If you notice on the bottom left of my set up, you’ll see a storage drawer with 4 drawers on it. I use this for all of my papers, schools supplies, miscellaneous items and some tech stuff. Without that $20.00 contraption from Wal-Mart, my desk would be a complete mess.

So, invest in a small little storage drawer like mine, and put all loose items in it. You can still have a mess, but just keep it hidden :P.

Save up and buy better. This is pretty simple. A lot of people buy less expensive things, which are of inferior quality, just because they have the money to buy it now. In the last few years, I’ve learnt that it’s better to save up and wait a little longer, so that you can invest in better quality. Not only is this beneficial for the present, but it will be beneficial for the future. You’ll a) have something that will last you longer and b) own something with a greater resale value. This will also enforce step 1 on you, because you’ll have something that’s worth more, so you’ll treat it better and with more respect.

This tip should come as no surprise. If you want a desk that’s clean and simple, wireless is the way to go. Although this costs more, it’s all worth it in the end, when you’re sitting and working in front of the setup of your dreams. Going back to step four; take a little more time to save up, and buy better quality things, like wireless devices.

Keep only the things you absolutely need on your desks surface. To keep things as neat and simplistic as possible, just keep your necessities on your desk. Try and find alternative places for things like cell phone chargers, printers, scanners, books, ect. This will allow you to take full advantage of your desks real estate, and it will clear up any clutter you previously had.

I hope these tips help you in achieving that clean desk of your dreams. They work for me, so they should work for you.

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