Obligatory link to Paul Graham's article on the same issue: http://paulgraham.com/stuff.html http://paulgraham.com/stuff.html Quote: "I think humans constantl

Obligatory link to Paul Graham's article on the same issue: http://paulgraham.com/stuff.html http://paulgraham.com/stuff.html Quote: "I think humans constantly scan their environment to build a mental model of what's around them. And the harder a scene is to parse, the less energy you have left for conscious thoughts. A cluttered room is literally exhausting." You need to de-clutter to think better. It is certainly true for me.