One of my teaching team members was a guy, sort of unusual in the elementary school. I was in awe of his desk. Every day after school, it hardly had anything on it, certainly no piles of papers strewn every which way like mine. My goal was to be like him, though in the chaos of dealing with 26 kids, rarely was I successful.
Desks have a way of piling up, probably because paper resides in, around, and on desks. Piles can be distracting, so having items neat and put away is beneficial even beyond decluttering. A stacking bin for "to do" items is helpful to organize projects that have yet to be completed. Keeping pens, pencils, notepads, stationery, envelopes in a certain drawer can put your supplies within reach.
Just like any other place in your home, a desk is a place where many decisions must be made. Keep or throw? File or shred? You would think that with computers, we shouldn't have so many papers to deal with, but it doesn't always work that way.
Today, I am clearing off our home desk and making decisions about what is cluttering up the top, throwing away items not needed and filing others.
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