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Visited a friend's home office in Austin and felt like I was in a library vs my setup which looks like a coffee shop exploded
She has zero distractions and gets so much done, but I thrive on the chaos of my monitors and random plants and clutter, so which is actually better for focus long term, quiet minimalism or organized chaos?
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caseywalker12d agoMost Upvoted
Honestly this is just like how some people need complete silence to sleep while others need a fan or TV noise. Your brain has its own rhythm and fighting it usually backfires. I've noticed it with meal prep too - some friends need every ingredient measured and labeled while I just toss stuff together and hope for the best. The real trick is knowing yourself well enough to stop trying to copy someone else's system.
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wadejenkins12d ago
You ever read that study about how a little bit of visual clutter can actually boost creative thinking for some people? I saw something about it a while back, maybe from a psychology blog or maybe just an article that popped up on my feed. Idk the exact science, but it kind of stuck with me because I'm the same way. My desk is a disaster zone of sticky notes and empty coffee cups, and it feels almost like the noise keeps my brain from getting too quiet and bored. Like, if everything is too clean and silent, I start focusing on how clean and silent it is instead of actually working. Maybe it's just me but that library setup would make me feel like I'm in a waiting room, not a workspace. As long as you're getting your stuff done, the chaos is probably working for you just as much as her quiet setup works for her.
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