At first, Prominski suggested getting a small cart or set or drawers to put next to my desk — because the area underneath my ...

The desk was invented around 1200 CE, and while the technology upon it has evolved, the desk itself has remained the same: a flat-surfaced work area accompanied by drawers and cubbies for storage.

While many who’ve written about this study since it was published love to use it to sing the praises of messy desks (Einstein lovers unite!), the study suggests that we can learn to structure ...

Other notable creatives with astonishingly messy desks include programmer and codebreaker Alan Turing, discoverer of penicillin Alexander Fleming, as well as painter Francis Bacon. Environments ...

However, if you’re that person who is constantly tearing through drawers or flipping through loose pages to find a pen, then it may be time to consider breaking up with that messy desk of yours.

At the end of each workday or gaming session, I’ve taken to pulling off my headphones and tossing them haphazardly on my desk. It’s easy, but it’s a mess. I stack other things over them.

And if you’re a messy person, and have a desk to match, you’re probably a genius. According to a University of Minnesota study, a neat and tidy desk is more likely to make workers do what’s ...

My desk has always been a problem area in my apartment. It's mostly due to the fact that it doubles as a vanity, with eye shadow palettes sitting right next to notebooks. There's no room in my ...