What is this mess? An empty desk is an efficient desk. — Brazil

Boy, am I the opposite of this.  If you can see the surface of my desk, just wait a moment, and I’ll find something to cover it.  I’m not disorganized.  I know exactly where just about everything is on my desk, and what I can’t find by memory, I know by association.  There is a pattern to the clutter, with each pile of documentation, each system diagram, and each project plan touching something to which it’s related.  What looks like a hand grenade in a hen house to you is actually a well-synchronized symphony of paper.

My style of organization is organic, customized to my needs, and totally inappropriate for teaching to others.  Anyone I try to explain it to gets a glazed expression on their face, and eventually walks away. Oh, well, I guess they’ll have to come up with their own system.