but don't be afraid to explain your reasons for an intentionally messy desk—you've got anecdotal and empirical evidence right here. Starting at very early ages, we have been trained to clean up ...

Before I flood you with pics of the latest from my messy desk, going to throw this out there… Major goal: get into some ...

Dr. Scott Bea is a clinical psychologist at Cleveland Clinic who says a dirty desk isn't necessarily a bad thing. "A person with a messy work space looks like they may be very busy and engaged ...

Let’s check the video. First we talked about awesome desks. Then, quickly, we realized that many of you have very messy ones. (Check out the slideshow at the top of this post to see what we mean!) ...

"When something comes in my desk that I want to keep ... I'm not afraid to say it this is a very, very messy office," Freedman said. "Well, I try not to be judgmental about other people, but ...

Just look at Albert Einsten, Thomas Edison and even Steve Jobs, they all had messy workspaces. In fact, the idea that a clean desk creates a productive worker is very much a construct of the mid ...

It can also become a trademark for a creative personality. The famously messy desk of Zappos.com, Inc. CEO Tony Hsieh is stacked with books, papers and piles, with soda cans, clothes, and such ...

It also says that you're not the kind of person who places neatness and organization over actual efficiency, because a messy desk tends to be more efficient than a very neat desk." Proof ...