Maybe you know the saying: ‘a clean desk is a clean mind’. Working at a clean desk can often be more effective! Do you want to start cleaning, but you do not know how? These 5 tips will help you to make a good start!

Tip 1: Put away things you do not use

You probably have staplers and hole punchers on your desk that you only use once in a while, and have a dozen of pens and pencils of which you only need one at a time. These are examples of items that take a lot of space and, make your desk look disorganised. The pen cases and bureau organisers of Jalema can help you with organising your desk. Make sure you throw away empty pens and place the stapler and hole puncher somewhere else or put them in your drawer.

Tip 2: Sort out your desk drawers

Your drawers and letter trays are probably filled with paper. Plan a moment for yourself to organise your drawers; throw away things that are not important anymore. Do you have no drawers or letter trays on your desk and you put your documents everywhere on your desk? Jalema has a large assortment of letter trays and drawer sets in trendy colours. Use these and experience the advantage yourself. Your desk will look more organised immediately!

Tip 3: Use one note book

The dozen of post-its and the amount of paper you’ve written on; you can probably better throw this away! Make sure you always have one notebook on your desk and write everything in there. By writing everything down on different papers, you will loose the overview and make it chaotic for yourself. Jalema have several notebooks, which are a great tool to start with. Jalema also has Things To Do-booklets, which you can use to write your tasks and notes down. Very handy!

Tip 4: Give everything a standard place

When you clean your desk, it’s easier for yourself to choose permanent places for your desk top accessories, this way, you will find everything in a second and you do not have to look for a new place every time you want to clean your desk. Do you have a bookshelf, archive closet or letter tray? Store your books, maps, documents and magazines in there. Make sure you have a wastebasket nearby so you can throw away unimportant stuff immediately.

Tip 5: Stick with it

Cleaning your desk is one thing, but you also have to keep your desk clean. Plan a few minutes at the end of each day to make your desk organised again. It will give you a good feeling to finish your day. This way you begin each day with a clean desk and a clean mind!

If you start with these 5 tips, you will have a clean desk in no time. Do you have any questions or do you want more information? Please contact us!