In the office, one’s desk is one’s domain. But unlike your messy bedroom at home, this abode is on display whether you like it or not, especially in ever-popular open office plans. So what me… ...

I recently started working out of a new office. When I arrived in late June, my desk was spotless. Less than a month later, it is completely covered with papers, books, magazines, notebooks ...

West Michigan Do our messy desks, cluttered workspaces really cost $177 billion in lost productivity? Published: Feb. 10, 2011, 1:00 p.m.

Monday is national Clean Off Your Desk Day. It's a chance for you to straighten up those yellowing stacks of paper, or finally dump that dusty coffee mug that’s been sitting there for months.

This woman was fed up with her coworker constantly leaving messy papers on her desk. So, she found a hilarious way to send him a message without saying a word. She used sticky Post-it notes with funny ...

A co-worker's piles of papers, old magazines and gum wrappers could have any neat freak wishing they could run a vacuum cleaner through their work neighbor's messy desk. Yet, while fans of strict ...

Albert Einstein had a messy desk. Albert Einstein was a genius. Therefore, a messy desk is a sign of genius. Okay, as formulas go it’s not exactly E=mc², but I’m clinging to it anyway. My ...

Among them: You can have a messy desk, and there’s no one—or, at least, no colleague—around to judge. In this new world, even neatniks might want to let the papers pile up.

Managers and office busybodies might be keen on a clean desk - but it seems that in terms of productivity, they could have it all wrong. A messy desk can actually lead people towards clearer ...

Messy desks don't inspire confidence. You won't see the president addressing the nation from a desk cluttered with old coffee cups and piles of unkempt papers anytime soon.

Let's face it, most of us struggle with desk clutter. Papers, notes, gadgets, and a tangle of wires often create a chaotic environment. While some of history's brightest minds, like Thomas Edison ...