I share this little misadventure because I’m sure some list members suffer from
a similar problem: a ‘work space' piled with papers and other assorted
paraphernalia, among which is much that is being kept unnecessarily and to the
detriment of attending to or organizing the rest.
Yesterday afternoon I knocked over a full glass of water on my desk.
Triage ensued. Much went into the trash, and (after overnight drying) many
items which had been lingering in the limbo of clutter for ages found their
rightful place. Long-lost treasures were greeted with delight.
(This procedure is not recommended for those of you whose work space
paraphernalia includes priceless artefacts or irreplaceable documents which
would be damaged by contact with water. Luckily my items of that sort are piled
on a higher level and my computer notebook was resting on a ‘lap cushion’ —
practices which I will now religiously observe.)
Chris Bruce
wringing out his soul, in
Kiel, Germany
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