With overwhelming amount of information and articles being available on increasing efficiency, productivity and creativity, the one thing which is being left out is the resources on the desk.The resources on the desk available to person are also extremely important and play a key role not only in deciding our frame of mind and also our output. So this article is focused on providing guideline about the resources which you should have on your work desk to increase productivity and creativity.
1. IDEA BOOK
The concept of idea book is not new even though its name may have been used interchangeably as a scribble book. Idea book basically is a book devoted to scribbling ideas and plans that you have for the near future. For instance for a person like me who is a freelancer it will be to write ideas about the blog post that I would like to publish. For a corporate worker it might be for writing his project plans and proceedings and also can take a form as a todo list. One more important thing about it is it does not have to organised, its your scribble book and mainly focuses on expressing your ideas and not displaying them. So this is definitely a must have at every work desk.
2. STICKY NOTES
There is no thing as beautiful as having a nice quote to motivate you every time you sit at your work desk. I have nearly 4 to 5 quotes on sticky notes which inspire me, which are related to success, life, happiness and work-life balance. Actually the quotes can be about anything which gets you started. The sticky notes can also be used as reminder. For instance every one must have faced this situation in which we leave our work desk due to some interruptions and after coming back again which have forgotten some important thing which we were about to do. At that time it is necessary to have written 'what to do next' on your desk, so that you do not leave out something important.
3. LAPTOP/PC
Now don't get me wrong, I know most of have a PC or laptop at his or her work desk, But I wanted to stress this point as perspective of student. As a student i had a lot instances in which i didn't understand a particular topic particularly and had a lot of doubts, at that time quickly googling a particular topic definitely helps and avoids further frustration. And definitely recommended for work desk no matter what job you do.
4. A BOTTLE OF WATER
There is nothing good as water for refreshing your brain after getting stuck. A lot of time I am stuck at a particular problem not knowing what is going wrong. At that time it definitely helps to turn your chair around and clear your mind. I usually drink water and take a small walk inside the office to get myself fresh again and never has this disappointed me. So a bottle of water on desk is a good habit.
5. EARPHONES
I am a big fan of 10 min break, and want to spend this time . Plugging your earphones in the phone and listening to your favourite songs takes me in a completely different world. For some it might be a DJ song for others it might be light instrumental. It always helps in distressing yourself. For me my current song is The nights by Avicii, you can check it out
here.
6. CLOCK
Its true that work like that that time makes no sense or you don't realise how time passed, but it has its limitation. Its also extremely important to have time for your health and family. A lot of time during work I forget to eat and when work increases my exercise schedule takes toll. This might help you complete your work but will have problems in long run and advice everybody to give importance to their personal life and health. This makes it necessary to have clock on your work desk.
I would like to quote Mahatma Gandhi for this:
'It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver'
We would love to hear about the things you keep on your work desk, let us know in the comment section below!
