“Are you building a fortress around your desk?” My head of department had a point. Surrounding my desk there had accumulated such a pile of waste and debris that it was becoming difficult to navigate my way to my chair without disrupting some precariously balanced pile of books, paper or crate of whiteboard pens. I’m not even sure where most of the mess came from; it is like my desk has a gravitational pull.
The problem is I have been trying to manage my time better. I know what you are thinking: “How can managing my time more effectively be an excuse for an untidy desk?” Well, during a recent induction meeting I voiced my suspicions that time is playing tricks on me; that time secretly hates me.
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