第九十二期杂志—办公桌完美整理20招

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20 Genius Tricks for Having a Perfectly Organized Desk
办公桌完美整理技巧20招

A CLEAR MIND STARTS WITH A CLEAR DESK.
By EMERALD CATRON
想要头脑清醒，先整理桌面。
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September 20, 2018
2018年9月20日
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If you’ve been having a hard time getting things done at work, take a look around you. Is your work space a mess? In addition to being visually unpleasing, having a disorganized desk can make it harder for you to focus and process information, according to research published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Clutter competes for your attention, and it creates stress, anxiety, and guilt. In other words, it’s got to go.

如果你总是难以把工作做好，请环顾四周。你的工作环境是不是一团乱呢？《神经科学期刊》上刊登的研究表明，一张杂乱无章的办公桌不仅不美观，还会使人更加难以集中精力处理信息。混乱的环境会分散注意力，同时产生压力、焦虑和内疚等不良情绪。换句话说，你得采取点措施了。

But when you’re staring down a giant mess, taking care of it can seem impossible. Fortunately, getting and keeping your desk organized isn’t the insurmountable task it might appear to be at first glance. As long as you’re willing to be thorough and steadfast, keeping your desk organized is actually pretty straightforward—and more importantly, well worth it in the long run. Start with these 20 easy tips for keeping your desk organized and you’ll enjoy more physical space, a clearer mind, and greater productivity in no time. And for more ways to tidy up, master the 40 Genius Ways to Be More Organized After 40.

但是当你盯着面前杂乱不堪的桌面时，收拾好它看上去几乎不可能。幸运的是，收拾好办公桌并保持其整洁并不如其一眼看上去那样是个不可能完成的任务。只要你拥有坚定的决心，保持办公桌井然有序其实非常简单。更重要的是，从长远来看这很值得。从这20个有助于保持桌面整洁的小妙招开始，你很快就会享受到更为开阔的办公环境、更清晰明快的思维和更高的工作效率。想了解更多整理法，点这里掌握40岁后超级整理术40招。

1
Create Personal Space
There are things you bring to work every day that need to go somewhere. However, rather than chucking your purse, wallet, phone, or keys on your desk—to only get in the way all day—designate a specific area for those necessary, but often clutter-promoting objects. Better yet, whenever possible, keep your phone out of sight and you’ll reduce the amount of distraction you experience at your desk. And for more ways to improve your life, check out these 30 Genius Tricks that Will Make Your Life Easier.

1
开辟私人物品空间
你每天上班都会携带私人物品，但这些东西需要占用空间。与其每天将手提袋、钱包、手机或是钥匙随便丢在桌上，整天碍手碍脚的，不如专门指定一个区域来放置那些常导致杂乱的必需品。如果可以，最好随时将手机放在视线之外的地方，这样还能减少在办公桌前分心的次数。想知道更多提升生活品质的方法，点这里查看轻松生活30招。

2
Organize Your Computer Desktop, Too
You could have an absolutely spotless, barren desk that would make the strictest minimalist proud, but if your computer screen is a nightmare maze of icons and unsorted files, there’s still work to be done. Digital messes count as clutter too, and can be surprisingly distracting when you’re trying to focus. At least once a week, clean up any stray files on your desktop, and nestle folders within other folders if you need to make your home screen more streamlined. And for more ways to turn your computer into an organizational force, discover the Best Computer Desktop Backgrounds for Maximizing Your Productivity.

2
别忽略电脑桌面
你的桌面可能令最严格的极简主义者都满意，一尘不染、空无一物，但如果电脑桌面仍是个布满图标和杂乱文件的噩梦，那么你的清理工作还没做完。你可能不知道，数据垃圾也算杂物，同样能在你尝试集中精力时分散注意力。如果你希望能进一步精简主屏，至少每周一次，清理掉电脑桌面上所有无家可归的文件，再把其他的文件夹整合好。想知道更多使电脑有序的方法，请点击浏览最佳电脑桌面成就最大化工作效率。

3
Do a Purge
It probably goes without saying, but if you want to organize your desk, you’re going to need to do a purge. Go through every item in your desk and ask yourself if you really need it. Keep the stuff you do; toss the stuff you don’t. And be honest: you’re only making things worse for yourself by claiming that takeout menu from a now-closed restaurant is “essential.” Do it right the first time and you’ll have made significant progress towards a more calm-inducing desk.

3
做一次大扫除
这似乎是不言而喻的，但如果你想要整理好办公桌，就需要做一次大扫除。清点桌上的每一样物品，并问问自己是否真的需要，然后留下你需要的，把不要的丢掉。记住要对自己诚实：如果你执意认为一家已经关了门的餐馆的外卖单是“必不可少的东西”，你只会自己把事情变得更糟。从一开始便把它做好，你就能在打造更令人安心工作的办公桌这件事上取得重要进展。

4
Do a Daily Wipe Down
At the end of every day, take the time to wipe down your desk before you head out. Doing this will make you put away anything you’ve left on your desktop, meaning you’ll come to work each morning with a clean desk and a fresh start.

4
日常保洁
结束每日工作离开之前，抽出一点时间来收拾你的桌子。这样你就能把留在桌面上的所有东西都放好，也就是说每天早晨回来工作时都能从一张干净的桌面开始，神清气爽地开启新一天的工作。

5
Work on One Thing at a Time
You might think you’re aces at multitasking, but the truth of the matter is that multitasking is almost cognitively impossible. Instead of trying and failing, focus your attention on a single task at a time. To further minimize clutter, make the one thing you’re working on the only thing that gets to occupy space on your desk—everything else should be put away. And if you’re a hopeless multitasker, you should know these 20 Ways You’re Making Your Life Way Harder Than It Needs to Be.

5
一次只专注一件事
你可能认为自己是一心多用的高手，但事实上一心多用从认知上来说几乎是不可能做到的。与其一直尝试一直失败，倒不如集中注意力，一次只专注于一件事。为了进一步减少混乱，办公桌上只能放与你现在正做的工作有关的物品，而其他所有东西应该放置在别处。如果你是个无可救药的一心多用狂热者，可以点击这里了解你正用这20种方式使生活难上加难。

6
Scan Your Documents
Want to get rid of those piles of paper cluttering your desk? Go digital. Anything you don’t absolutely need a physical copy of should be scanned. Save the files as PDFs, and you’ll have a directory that’s way more searchable and convenient than a file cabinet. You should scan papers you do need to save physical copies of too, but find a storage space for them somewhere else in your work space if possible, since you will probably rarely need to access them.

6
扫描文件
想要摆脱办公桌上堆积如山杂乱不堪的纸质文件吗？把它们电子化吧！只要不是非得要实体的文件都应该扫描。把文件保存为PDF格式，这样你能得到文件目录，查找与取用比塞在柜子里方便多了。你应该把那些必须保存实体的文件也扫描一下，但是最好在工作区域另找一个地方来存放，因为可能很少需要查阅它们。

7
Utilize a Two-Tray System
Rather than keeping piles of projects scattered all over your desk, implement a two-tray system of organizing papers. One tray is for new papers that have yet to be dealt with. The other tray is for papers that have been reviewed and need to be addressed or filed. And for more ways to turn yourself into a bona fide office workhorse, check out these 15 Ways to Double Your Productivity in Half the Time.

7
利用双托盘法
与其让成堆的项目文件四散在整张办公桌上，倒不如使用双托盘法来收纳纸质文件。一个托盘上放尚未处理的新增文件，另一个放已经看过、待处理或归档的文件。想了解更多成为真正办公室主力的方法，点这里查看事半功倍15招。

8
Finish Tasks ASAP
One rule for avoiding procrastination is that if something takes less than two minutes, just do it right now. Likewise, if something at work takes under 15 minutes, just do it. Get the project done as soon as possible, so you can get it filed and out of the way, both mentally and physically. The sooner you complete a task, the sooner you it will stop distracting you, and the sooner it will stop taking up precious space at your desk, too.

8
尽快完成任务
避免拖延症的一个方法是，如果一件事做起来连两分钟都不用，那就现在立刻去做。同样，如果完成一项工作都不用15分钟，那就赶紧做。尽快完成任务，然后你就能将其归档并解脱，身体和精神上都是。越快完成，你就能越早不受其扰，也能更快地把宝贵的办公桌空间腾出来。

9
Go Digital
Get into the habit of religiously using your digital calendar to keep track of projects and memo and note-taking apps like Keep for to-do lists and reminders. When you reach the point where everything automatically goes into a program, you have eliminated the need for Post-Its and are one step closer to a serene work environment.

9
办公电子化
养成认真利用电子日历来记录工作进程的习惯，并使用一些像KEEP这样的备忘和记事类软件来记录待完成的工作和需提醒的事项。当你实现一切工作都能通过这些按部就班时，就可以摆脱琐碎的便利贴，离宁静舒适的工作环境更进一步了。

10
Keep a Notebook Handy
Realistically, not everything can go directly into your phone, so keep a notepad on hand to jot things down, like phone numbers and reminders. While adding another item to your desk may seem counterintuitive, having a notebook handy keeps all those ideas and important pieces of information consolidated, rather than splayed across your desk on a collection of scrap paper, envelopes, and menus.

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手边备本记事本
实事求是地说，你的手机其实没办法将所有事都打理妥当，所以手边备一本记事本来记录手机号和提醒事项之类的琐事吧。虽然在桌子上增加一样东西似乎违反常理，但这样一本记事本能够整合那些突如其来的灵感和一些重要碎片信息，比放任那些碎纸片、信封和菜单横行在办公桌上要好得多。

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11
Sort Things by Importance
The best way to sort things is by importance. When you’re trying to figure out where in your desk to store something, ask yourself how often you use or need it. If it’s not very often, put that item somewhere less accessible than items you use every day.

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按重要程度分类
整理时最好的方法就是按照其重要程度来分类。当你在给自己的物品分配办公桌上的空间时，问问自己是否会经常用到或需要它。如果并不是频繁使用的物品，可以不用把它放得离自己太近，把那些触手可及的位置留给常用物品。

12
Get a Trash Can
Put a trash can next to or under your desk. That trash can is your new best friend. As soon as something you don’t need comes across your desk, toss it. The longer clutter piles up, the more you get used to it, and the more likely you are to let it stick around indefinitely. For better results, get a little recycling can as well so you can instantly discard documents that you no longer need, too. Make good use of both of them to keep clutter to a minimum.

12
准备一个垃圾桶
在你的桌子旁边或底下放一个垃圾桶吧。这个垃圾桶是你最好的新帮手。只要桌面上有不需要的垃圾，就扔进去。杂物堆得越久，你就越能适应它，也会乐意让它陪伴你更久。不仅如此，有一个小可回收垃圾桶你就可以第一时间将废弃文件丢弃。充分利用好你的两种垃圾桶，将杂乱程度降至最低。

13
Tether Your Cables
Disorganization isn’t just what’s in or on your desk: it’s also what’s underneath and behind your work space. If there’s a tangle of wires within eyesight, it’s going to pose a distraction. To minimize the distraction these cables can pose, get some zip ties and collect your cables together in neat little bundles, then tuck them away so you don’t have to look at them.

13
收纳数据线
混乱不止存在于抽屉里或桌面上，它同样可能存在于工作空间的下面或者后面。如果你的视线中总是晃着一团乱七八糟的数据线，同样会分散注意力。为了尽量减少这些数据线带来的干扰，你可以准备一些束线带，然后把数据线整齐地捆成一小把，再将它隐藏收纳，那样你就不用对着它们了。

14
Keep Electronics Hidden Away
There’s probably no real need for you to have your modem and your router sitting on your desk, looking unsightly and blinking at you. Put them on the floor or in a drawer to create a more visually pleasing, less distracting work space.

14
将电子设备隐藏收纳
其实没有必要把调制调解器和路由器放在桌面上，看上去不仅煞风景还对着你一闪一闪的。你可以将它们放在地上或者放进抽屉里，打造出更为赏心悦目，更能够专心致志的工作环境。

15
Toss Pens and Pencils You Don’t Use
Pens and pencils have a way of accumulating with no real effort on your part. But you’re under no obligation to keep any of the dried up ballpoints that have shown up at your desk over the year. Try to pare down to two pens and two pencils—not only will this keep clutter to a minimum, it will also keep you conscientious about not lending them to that co-worker who never brings things back.

15
扔掉不用的笔
你会发现，总是不知不觉地就堆积了很多笔。但你没有义务保留任何一支已经在办公桌上出现超过一年且没墨的圆珠笔。尝试着减少到只放两支铅笔和两支墨水笔，这不仅会精简桌上的杂物，也能够让你保持谨慎，不把它们借给那些从来不会归还的同事。

16
Create a Charging Station
In an ideal world, you could turn one of your desk drawers into a charging station for your phone, headphones, backup batteries, and all the other stuff we inevitably wind up carrying around with us. But if that’s not possible, make a charging station behind your monitor, where these items will be (mostly) out of sight—and hopefully out of mind.

16
设立一个充电处
在理想的办公环境中，你可以把一个抽屉打造成充电处，平时能够用来为手机、耳机、备用电池以及其它难免要随身携带的物品充电。如果没法空出一个抽屉，那就将它安置在电脑显示器后面，（多数时候）眼不见，希望也能心不烦。

17
Segment Your Desk
You probably spend the majority of your day on the computer, but you should still have an area of your desk that is designated for non-computer work. You can review papers, read, and tackle your to-do list there, rather than mixing a bunch of miscellany with your computer area and creating undue chaos.

17
将办公桌划分区域
你可能一天中的大部分时间都是面对电脑的，但仍需要一个专门用来做非电脑工作的区域。你可以在那里审阅文件、阅读、处理待办事务，而不是把一堆杂乱的文件散在电脑区域，制造过度混乱。

18
Sort Papers Daily
At the end of every day, do a once-over all of your papers. Go through and determine which need to be scanned, filed, or shredded, then do that before you head out. This is one of those tasks that will be a gargantuan pain the first time, but will take less than five minutes once you get into the habit of maintaining an organized desk.

18
日常文件分类
在一天工作结束之际，再全部浏览一遍你的文件。确认哪些是需要扫描的、归档的、或是需要粉碎的，然后在下班前做完。这就是那种一开始做觉得工程浩大且痛苦，但一旦养成保持桌面整洁的习惯，只需要不超过五分钟的时间就能完成的任务。

19
Put Office Supplies Away
If you’re using a desk caddy to hold your office supplies, bad news: even when your stuff is “put away” it’s still creating visual clutter. If possible, make a spot in a desk drawer to hold your office supplies, especially the ones that very rarely get used. A utensil tray is a great way to keep things organized and easy to find.

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隐藏收纳办公用品
如果你现在正在用那种桌面收纳盒来装办公用品，那真是个坏消息：就算你的东西被“收好了”，它仍会造成视觉上的杂乱。如果可以的话，收拾出抽屉的一块地方来放办公用品，尤其是那些很少用到的东西。使用托盘器皿是种很好的方式，既美观又便于拿取。

20
Do a Weekly Deep Clean
Once a week, give your desk a thorough once-over to deal with any papers or trash you missed, to re-organize office supplies that have fallen out of place in their tray, folders that have been misplaced, or files that have somehow managed to sneak their way onto your computer desktop. The more often you do maintenance during the week, the less time this will take. And once you’ve got your desk under control, be sure to master the 20 Genius Ways to Make Work More Fun.

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每周做一次深度清洁
每周彻底检查一次办公桌，处理曾被你遗落的文件或垃圾，再重新整理一次掉出托盘的办公用品和放错地方的文件夹，或者整理好不知道怎么就溜到电脑桌面上的文件。你一周内为办公桌保洁的频率越高，做这件事所需要的时间就越少。如果你已经掌握了办公桌的收纳整理，请一定点击掌握20招让工作更有趣。

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