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Easy Ways To Organize Your Desk (For Finals & After You Survive Them)

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Williams chapter.

There’s something about working at an organized table that gets the brain pumping and the juices flowing. Your body’s electricity seems to turn on when the planners are up to date, the book holders are aligned, and your pens match your notebook. Things are in order, life is controlled, all is well and right in the world (within the privacy of your room at the least). Psychology Today reports that the way you set up your space says a lot about your identity and your mental state. A dirty desk shows signs of a cluttered mind, but take that with a grain of salt, for Albert Einstein pointed out, “of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” To avoid leaving your desk empty and lacking inspiration, scroll through these creative spaces that are totally conducive to good working habits.

 

 

 

  1. Clutter your walls with collages and look up when you want a moment for your brain to escape.

 

2. A classic take on Black & White.

3. Pro hack: position a mirror so that it reflects the clock on the other side of the room, and you won’t have to crack your neck to see what time it is!

4. A bouquet of hydrangeas, if available at a market, would add a perfect touch to your seasonal desk.

 

 

 

5. It’s easy to hang jewelry on the wall to save drawer space and complement your collage skills.

 

6. Robe your chair with a throw to cozy up your tush as you prepare to right that 14-pager due tomorrow…

7. Nail up a work of art that you can rest from the WCMA at the start of Fall semester.

8. Enjoy a baroque style in your nuanced, and personal, “broke” style.

9. Keep calm, and keep it pink. Own it and use it, ladies!

 

 

10. Minimal objects on the tale can be as loud as lights and bouquets.

11. Diane Von Furstenberg, fashion designer and former princess of Furstenberg.

12. Coco Chanel, French businesswoman and Fashion designer.

13. Anna Wintour, Editor-In-Chief of Vogue Magazine since 1988.

14. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) from 1961-63.

15. Albert Einstein – Nobel Prize Winner, and renowned physicist.

16. Louisa May Alcott – author of Little Women.

17. Mark Zuckerberg. Gosh, this is the desk of the man who practically runs all of online networking?!

Nica is a Senior at Williams College majoring in Biology and taking pre-medical courses. She is a member of Ritmo Latino and GQ A cappella. Her passions include public health, reading, and yoga.