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On the flipside “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” – Albert Einstein
by oarabbus_ 8y ago
On the flipside
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” – Albert Einstein
- ttarabula 8y agoThough I agree that there's a reductionist aspect to this declutter thinking, I've always thought the answer to this question is "an ordered mind", which is very different from an empty mind of course.
- derefr 8y agoI think the implication was "an empty mind." Picture not a cleared-off tabletop, but an office desk with drawers where both the desktop and the drawers are empty.
- lern_too_spel 8y agohttps://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/09/02/clutter/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/09/02/clutter/
- perilunar 8y agoAn empty mind. Buddhists and Taoists value it, even it westerners don't.