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What does your desk say about you?
What does your desk say about you?Next time you're scrabbling to find that all-important document buried under a clutter of paper, busy polishing your photoframe or clearing away keyboard crumbs, take a second to think about what your desk says about you.
 
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1. Take a glance at your desk. What do you see?
  Several 'to do' lists from the past few weeks, a flurry of Post-it notes, plus this month's current round of project materials
  An organised to-do list (with several items already checked off)
  Projects you've promised to help colleagues with - on top of all your other work
  Three or four interesting projects that you're working on simultaneously
 
2. As for the personal items (photos, toys, etc.) on your desk, they could fill:
  Your micro-sized handbag - less is more, you know
  A small removal van - nothing wrong with a bit of memorabilia
  Your local charity shop - your desk feels like a second home
  What personal items? Your desk is for work, not fun
 
3. What's your desk plant of choice?
  Anything green and healthy-looking
  None - for some reason they all die
  A stylish, low-maintenance cactus
  Fresh-cut flowers
 
4. Your filing system is best described as:
  Alphabetical and neat as a pin
  Effective, if occasionally in need of attention
  Highly personalised - you're the only one who truly understands it
  Overflowing - you're not even sure what's in there
 
5. What reading material can be found on your desk?
  Your latest reports and industry publications
  That best-seller everyone's talking about
  Work-related articles you've been meaning to read for ages, plus your favourite magazine, which you've been thumbing through
  Newspapers articles you want to cut, magazines for work and personal reading, plus old memos
 
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