THE FIFTEEN-MINUTE DESK RESET
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0–3 minutes: take away cups, dishes, packaging, and anything that clearly belongs in another room. Do not start tidying that other room. It is a trap.

3–6 minutes: put loose papers into three piles: action, keep, and recycle. If you cannot decide, add the paper to action and write the next step on a sticky note.

6–10 minutes: wipe the work surface and return only the things you use most days. Give charging cables one route instead of five competing routes.

10–13 minutes: gather the remaining small objects into one tray. The tray needs a weekly review; otherwise it becomes a desk inside your desk.

13–15 minutes: write tomorrow’s first task in a sentence that starts with a verb. Close the laptop if the day is done.

Success looks like a usable surface, not a magazine photograph.

— JuneBugWithABudget