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Pretty chaotic for my taste! I find that having clutter on my desktop distracts me and makes me feel uneasy. I'm wondering what the difference between Daniel an

Pretty chaotic for my taste! I find that having clutter on my desktop distracts me and makes me feel uneasy. I'm wondering what the difference between Daniel and me is. Could it just be a personality trait?

sph 4y ago
I too like a clean desk. But a clean desk doesn't stay that for long. So all clean desk lovers like me tend to have a cluttered desk. The clean desks you see in pictures are obviously staged, or maybe people are really able to do serious work without ever putting a pen, or a cable, or a phone, or a mug on, sooner or later. It's like doing the dishes. One of the things I hate the most in life, because you clean stuff so you can dirty it later. A clean desk is one that nobody uses, while your favourite cup is always in the washer.
- RamblingCTO 4y ago
  Right, it's a constant process of getting messy and cleaning it up again. Speaking of which, brb ... cleaning my desk now haha. But the main difference is: I have my keyboard, mouse, closed macbook, a plant, and a big curved ultra-wide monitor on my desk. The rest is temporary clutter. Daniels desk however is full of "full-time tenants". I guess that's the difference.
lampshades 4y ago
Well, you’re a CTO (going by your handle) and Daniel is an open source engineer, so I’d say personally probably has something to do with it.
- terhechte 4y ago
  Steve Jobs was even a CEO and known for no-nonsense taste, but look what his desk looked like: https://www.pinterest.ch/pin/305048574748887722/ https://www.pinterest.ch/pin/305048574748887722/ There's a working desk, and there's the work that's being produced there. They don't have to have the same amount of structure.
  - lampshades 4y ago
    I was referring to the personality question, not desk tidiness.
- RamblingCTO 4y ago
  How is my job my personality? Lol ... I do code a lot in my free time, started coding at 14 years old and I contribute to open source as well. Pretty closed minded thinking to be honest.
  - lampshades 4y ago
    I didn’t say your job is your personality, don’t be so melodramatic. The fact that you took offense to my post rather than seeing it as a benign observation says a lot more about you than it does me.
    - RamblingCTO 4y ago
      You tried to project your expectations onto me and I corrected you. No drama nor offence taken here.
sdfgsdfgsert4s5 4y ago
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sph 4y ago

I too like a clean desk. But a clean desk doesn't stay that for long. So all clean desk lovers like me tend to have a cluttered desk. The clean desks you see in pictures are obviously staged, or maybe people are really able to do serious work without ever putting a pen, or a cable, or a phone, or a mug on, sooner or later. It's like doing the dishes. One of the things I hate the most in life, because you clean stuff so you can dirty it later. A clean desk is one that nobody uses, while your favourite cup is always in the washer.

RamblingCTO 4y ago
Right, it's a constant process of getting messy and cleaning it up again. Speaking of which, brb ... cleaning my desk now haha. But the main difference is: I have my keyboard, mouse, closed macbook, a plant, and a big curved ultra-wide monitor on my desk. The rest is temporary clutter. Daniels desk however is full of "full-time tenants". I guess that's the difference.

lampshades 4y ago

Well, you’re a CTO (going by your handle) and Daniel is an open source engineer, so I’d say personally probably has something to do with it.

terhechte 4y ago
Steve Jobs was even a CEO and known for no-nonsense taste, but look what his desk looked like: https://www.pinterest.ch/pin/305048574748887722/ https://www.pinterest.ch/pin/305048574748887722/ There's a working desk, and there's the work that's being produced there. They don't have to have the same amount of structure.
- lampshades 4y ago
  I was referring to the personality question, not desk tidiness.
RamblingCTO 4y ago
How is my job my personality? Lol ... I do code a lot in my free time, started coding at 14 years old and I contribute to open source as well. Pretty closed minded thinking to be honest.
- lampshades 4y ago
  I didn’t say your job is your personality, don’t be so melodramatic. The fact that you took offense to my post rather than seeing it as a benign observation says a lot more about you than it does me.
  - RamblingCTO 4y ago
    You tried to project your expectations onto me and I corrected you. No drama nor offence taken here.

sdfgsdfgsert4s5 4y ago

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