Messy people
A
messy desk, surrounding or environment is a depiction of progress. According to
David Freeman, a messy desk means that something is getting done (Freedman, 2007). This assertion can be analyzed
from different perspectives. In my opinion, I believe that a person’s character
and organizational behavior are reflected entirely by their working
environment. One of the reasons why I agree with the opinion of Freeman is
based on the fact that progress is evaluated and determined from an ideal state
towards utopia. However, many people fail to realize this fact and tend to
elevate neat people. Arguing as an organized individual, the admiration we
receive from disorganized people often makes us yearn for progress. This is
contrary to the expectation of many. A neat, organized and well-prepared
environment is the desire of many. However, it is not always a reflection of
progress or work being done.
Naturally
I am a neat, organized individual. The majority of my peer's envy and desire to
achieve an orderly and organized environment similar to what I possess. Little
do they know that I envy their lifestyle. They are disorganized, and yet in the
middle of all the mayhem they find their way and perform exemplarily. I am
always marveled by how the brain of a disorganized individual works. It is like
a magnet that repels all the essentials around it and slowly attracts them
during the implementation phase. As a neat freak, one feels weak in the mode of
thinking. This is a major reason everything is organized and put in place for
quick remembrance. Despite being advocated as the best model of living and
organization, neat people always feel left out and cannot exercise their minds
out of the realm of their comfort zone. The result is a direct reflection of
the level of performance between the two individuals. Since they are not afraid
to venture into the unknown and to forget, disorganized people always perform
better than organized people. A good example is the guy in my junior class who
used to perform exemplary well in mathematics. His work was disorganized to say
the least. However, space limitation did not hinder his ability to express his
arguments and methods until he got the right answer. Unlike me, he did not care
about providing neat and tidy work. On the other hand, I was so much focused
into neatness that I always overlooked the most important aspect of
mathematics; providing the correct answer.
Lastly,
messy people unlike neat freaks are not affected by the environment to perform
their duties and be equally productive. From a personal point of view, one of
the greatest challenges of an organized individual is changes in the
environment. A disorganized person pays little or no attention to the surrounding
and the setting of the workplace. On the contrary, a neat individual will spend
most of the time arranging the workplace to fit their comfort zone. For
example, personally it is naturally difficult to study in a table full of
disorganized and unrelated material with what I am studying. This is true
either at home or at the library. Comparing this with my friends, they dive
directly into studies with nothing bothering their concentration. Therefore, I
conquer with Freeman’s assertion that messy people are improvisational, and
maintain more impressive workloads, unlike organized individuals (Freedman, 2007). There is no time wasted in
cleaning up and getting organized.
References
Freedman, David H. “A
messy desk means something's getting done.” Los Angeles Times 29 Jan. 2007: A20.
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