Need a reason to purge your workspace? Writing on the ooomf blog, Mikael Cho gives us a good one: clutter makes you less productive.
How so? Because, as Princeton neuroscientists found out, the more stuff you have around you, the more each piece of stimulation competes for "neural representation"--that is, your attention.
So the more clutter you have, the harder it is for you to filter information, switch between tasks, maintain your working memory, and otherwise focus on your work.
To read the original article: How Clutter Cramps Your Productivity | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
