Feng Shui for your desk
Just like a breath of fresh air, an organised and stylised desk can considerably bring up our moods and release the brain juices that help us focus on work. Even the position of our desks can matter. In a style relevant to the classic feng shui animals, it is best to have the front of your desk be facing open space and having something concrete like a wall or cabinet to your back. This way you will be looking forward and not have to worry about someone looking over your shoulders and be able to enjoy your privacy.
Not all of us have the privilege of relocating our desks however, so here are some easy DIYs to instantly upgrade your desk:
Vision Board
You can fashion something that will help you keep updated on your tasks with a simple vision board. Take two pieces of cardboard of the same size and superglue it to each other. Then take some fabric of your choice, you can even use old clothes with nice patterns, to cover one side of the board and glue it on the back so the front looks neat. You can put reminders and deadlines on the board with pins and even put encouraging quotes or cute pictures to look at and get energized throughout the day.
Potted Indoor Plants
Having a spot of green can help you relieve all the stress. Getting a few low maintenance miniature houseplants is the quickest way to spruce up your workspace. What makes this a DIY is that you can paint the pots to your liking with colours that you like and make simple patterns with washi tape. You can even repurpose some old biscuit containers or cups so you'd be killing two birds with one stone.
Use Colour Coding
If done right, this could change your game. It's really like a stop sign. Try choosing a colour each to get it done: "right now", "as soon as possible" and "at your own time" and then apply it to your files, sticky notes, etc. to instantly get a quick overview of your progress at work.
Make Bookends
You can make bookends out of practically anything heavy. For example, you can take two large rocks and spray paint it golden, then put your books upright between them so that the rocks are holding them up. You could use jars filled with pebbles too. This strategy can easily be applied to make paperweights as well.
Organising Tray
Instead of cramming everything into your drawer, you could place small items that you use often such as tape and staplers on a small tray. Using some wrapping paper or paint, the tray can easily be stylised to your liking, too.
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