Real (Messy) Genius

My Faithful Readers, I have some pretty big news.

I’m a genius.

I know, right?!

I don’t want to say I was shocked—I’d prefer to say re-affirmed—but admittedly, it did catch me a little off-guard.

I mean, I knew I was smart, but a genius?! The thought hadn’t really crossed my—apparently well-above-average—mind.

How’d I learn about my genius-status you ask?

Well, it seems that some researchers in Germany have been getting their observation on—as researches are wont to do—and they’ve come up with some pretty interesting facts about those of us who like to live life on the messy side.

Here’s the scoop from The Daily Mail:

Managers and office busybodies might be keen on a clean desk – but it seems that in terms of productivity, they could have it all wrong.

A messy desk can actually lead people towards clearer thinking, say researchers from Germany.

The researchers found in a series of linked studies – using a messy desk and a messy shop front – that people actually thought more clearly when all around was chaos, as they sought to simplify the tasks at hand.

Visual and mental clutter forces human beings to focus and think more clearly.

The article goes on to say that messy desks can actually “boost work efficiency or enhance employees’ creativity in problem solving.”

So there you have it.

The fact that my desk generally looks like an Office Depot ate a tacky gift shop and then threw up all over the place pretty much means that I’m a genius and likely the greatest worker in all the land.

…or it just means that I’m a f’n slob.