In my seminars, every time I show a before and after picture of an office that I have organized, some of the attendees comment that the after picture looks like the guy doesn’t have any work to do. I share with them that their thought about the after picture is actually their paradigm or mindset about a clean desk. I tell them that to organize their lives, they will have to begin changing their thinking as well as their offices and homes. Of course this whole book is about changing your thinking about order and your concept of what order is and is not. You must begin to see that a cleared-off counter in your home or an empty desktop does not signify that you do little or no work. Have we ever once thought when we see a completely cleared desk at our worksite that, just maybe, that person is efficient or effective? We usually think just the opposite. I once worked with a client who told me that a cluttered desk was a sign that he was busy and important to his company. He equated clutter on top of his desk with busyness, which translated to “I will keep my job because I am a busy man.”