Shortly after I took these two photos, while having lunch on the ship, the screen on my phone went black and don't come back. The phone makes noise, but the display is dead. Boarding went well. The ship is very nice, and WiFi seems to be working fine on my little travel laptop. But photos won't be posted until we return home in a month.
1: There is an old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a messy mind, if so, what is an empty desk a sign of?
2: Do you write electronically or on paper?
3: Do you often do research when you are writing?
4: Do books or computers dominate your work space?
5: Is your workspace tidy or messy?
My Answers:
1: There is an old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a messy mind, if so, what is an empty desk a sign of? My desk is always messy.
2: Do you write electronically or on paper? Almost always electronically.
3: Do you often do research when you are writing? Probably 20% of the time,
4: Do books or computers dominate your work space? Computers.
5: Is your workspace tidy or messy? Messy, even dirty.
Please share your answers in the comments.
Is your workspace tidy or messy? What's my bed have to do with this?
ReplyDeleteI bet your bed is very tidy
DeleteAre you sure your screen hasn't gone fully dark? That happened to me and I couldn't see the screen to increase the brightness. I found a dark nook in a shopping centre where I could just see the screen enough to increase the brightness.
ReplyDelete1. I suppose an empty desk means it isn't used. My desk is tidy, without too much on it, but it used daily.
2. I rarely write by and because my hand aren't steady, it can look so bad and be difficult to read. My partner used to write for when something had to be written, and now I have two household scribes to write for me.
3. Yes, but I probably should do more research.
4. Certainly not books. The monitor, keyboard and mouse pad, speakers, an external back up drive, a photo display screen, a letter rack, a calculator, a sticky tape dispenser and a small rip off note pad.
5. It is tidy. Every thing is in place.
I could use a scribe, my handwriting is terrible.
Delete1: There is an old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a messy mind, if so, what is an empty desk a sign of? An empty or ultra-tidy desk is a sign of somebody who doesn't have enough work to do and has an unhealthy anal obsession with tidiness.
ReplyDelete2: Do you write electronically or on paper? Gradually, I have come to write less and less by hand so I suppose my answer should be, "electronically".
3: Do you often do research when you are writing? Well Wikipedia is brilliant isn't it? I am often over there supplementing my knowledge.
4: Do books or computers dominate your work space? Definitely books and envelopes and sheets of paper - plus more recently my blood pressure monitor and my pills.
5: Is your workspace tidy or messy? Messy but every month or so I have a tidy up before the messiness creeps back like a fungus.
I think the dirt on my desk, has married and had babies.
Delete1. OCD or not enough to do.
ReplyDelete2. Electronically. I might make some lists by hand.
3. Here and there. And when I do (or don't), I usually say so.
4. Computers, monitors, mice, chargers.
5. Desk is neat. The room needs tidying, big time.
I am sometimes surprised by what I find when a clean up my desk.
Delete1: There is an old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a messy mind, if so, what is an empty desk a sign of? No, you should ask what is the sign of an orderly desk?
ReplyDelete2: Do you write electronically or on paper? Electronically.
3: Do you often do research when you are writing? Most of the time.
4: Do books or computers dominate your work space? It’s a mix.
5: Is your workspace tidy or messy? Usually tidy.
You are so clean,
Delete1: There is an old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a messy mind, if so, what is an empty desk a sign of? My mind can be messy--all those voices--but my desk is relatively tidy.
ReplyDelete2: Do you write electronically or on paper? I do both, depending on the situation.
3: Do you often do research when you are writing? Yes, I do; I don't like to get things wrong.
4: Do books or computers dominate your work space? I'd say books dominate; one computer but a wall of books.
5: Is your workspace tidy or messy? Fairly tidy; I like to be able to find things easily.
I have made a few mistakes over the years.
Delete1: There is an old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a messy mind, if so, what is an empty desk a sign of? Time to get messy again!
ReplyDelete2: Do you write electronically or on paper? I do both and enjoy writing on paper more.
3: Do you often do research when you are writing? Yes. I like see if there are interesting tidbits to add to the story.
4: Do books or computers dominate your work space? Books, one computer, paper, pens, and markers.
5: Is your workspace tidy or messy? It gets messy as I'm doing my thing but then I'll tidy up at the end of the day.
I should use more pens and markers. I have started keeping a small notebook on my desk for things like Yorkshire's pub quiz
DeleteSorry to hear about your phone -- bummer!
ReplyDeleteHow did we survive before them? This is the first time I have had one fail. It is about 3.5 years old.
Delete1: There is an old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a messy mind, if so, what is an empty desk a sign of? It must be ready for the movers.
ReplyDelete2: Do you write electronically or on paper? Both but mostly paper
3: Do you often do research when you are writing? Yes, quite often
4: Do books or computers dominate your work space? These days, computers.
5: Is your workspace tidy or messy? Messy.
Sorry to hear about the phone. That would freak me out. Fortunately you are traveling with someone. If I was traveling alone like I do quite often and my phone went dead, it would send my heart racing.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised at how I reacted, it is kind of oh well.
Delete1: There is an old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a messy mind, if so, what is an empty desk a sign of? A well organized person who enjoys and works better in order.
ReplyDelete2: Do you write electronically or on paper? Electronically.
3: Do you often do research when you are writing? Rarely, but sometimes.
4: Do books or computers dominate your work space? Computers
5: Is your workspace tidy or messy? Tidy to a fault.
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Tidy, neat, organized
DeleteI try to keep my work desks minimal with a couple of personal knickknacks. One one is my Christmas ornament of Charlie Brown at Lucy's psychiatric help booth.
ReplyDelete1. A clean desk is a sign of insanity.
ReplyDelete2. Electronically mostly.
3. Yes.
4. One computer, many books.
5. Tidy, mostly, though I should dust more often.