Mikitani, the founder of Rakuten whose article I mentioned before, is a neat freak.
One of his uncompromisable principles is for each of Rakuten staff to have a neat desk with minimal presence of.. er.. anything.
That would enhance work effectiveness, he argued.
Well.. that's true.. I believe.
But for old friends who have seen my desk at our NUS halls, or my desk now, they would know that I am the Rakuten's antithesis.
I have lotsa things on my desk.
And during our english course days when I first came to sg, my friends would call my bag a magic bag. Because I always had difficulty in finding things inside.
I simply had too many things there.
I am sure with some instilled discipline, I could make my desk and bag neat.
But.. somehow that would be the case of losing your identity, I feel :D
coz.. I think there is place for people whose creativity and imagination are liberated in the midst of chaos.
somewhere, ages ago.. there must be some brilliant inventors or some helpless romantic with chaotic desk and magic bag.
One of his uncompromisable principles is for each of Rakuten staff to have a neat desk with minimal presence of.. er.. anything.
That would enhance work effectiveness, he argued.
Well.. that's true.. I believe.
But for old friends who have seen my desk at our NUS halls, or my desk now, they would know that I am the Rakuten's antithesis.
I have lotsa things on my desk.
And during our english course days when I first came to sg, my friends would call my bag a magic bag. Because I always had difficulty in finding things inside.
I simply had too many things there.
I am sure with some instilled discipline, I could make my desk and bag neat.
But.. somehow that would be the case of losing your identity, I feel :D
coz.. I think there is place for people whose creativity and imagination are liberated in the midst of chaos.
somewhere, ages ago.. there must be some brilliant inventors or some helpless romantic with chaotic desk and magic bag.
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