If you are a messy person, you can totally relate with what I am about to share with you.
Ever get so stressed when you are unable to find an important document, while you vividly remembered placing it on your desk. You know it is in there somewhere, among all the other pile of documents. Now, can you understand why I would be sharing with you that having a clean work space is beneficial to you and is definitely one of the important elements to increase your productivity at work.
While typing this article, I could recall reading that geniuses have the most messy work spaces. If the article is referring to you, that makes you the exception. Please go all out to be messy! (YAY!). If not, you will find the following tips rather useful.
Keep yourself organised
Keeping a desk clean will make it easier to focus on your work. Things get done when you have lots more space, rather than pushing the mess towards the side and accumulating it to the pile. It is the same context in data files in your laptop. Cluttering old files or overflowing email inbox will decrease work productivity. Take some time off to organize them properly and you will feel the effect of getting things done faster and clearer!
Keep your work space neat and clean
Being neat in your work space helps in your personal image, as well as the company's corporate image. However, it is so much more then that. Keeping work space neat and clean will make yourself more productive. It reflects how serious and respectful you are in your profession as well.
Being Health Conscious for you and people around you
One of the causes for low work productivity and falling behind in your assignments is falling sick in your work place due to lack of cleanliness. You may have cleaners outsourced from cleaning companies, but they are unable to touch the documents on your desk because of confidentiality. If you have ever sneezed, or consume lunch or drinks when you are at your desk - it means you are highly likely accumulating germs and viruses which would not only affect your health, but your colleagues as well.