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There are so many benefits to having a tidy working environment. Studies show how keeping your office space clean and tidy will benefit staff productivity and maintain a better office moral. Who really feels calm looking for a box of staples in a stationary cupboard overflowing with crumpled folders and empty boxes!

Some of the many psychological benefits include:

• More likely to make healthier food choices.
• Improve focus.
• More likely to sleep better.
• Reduce Stress.
• Improve mental stability.
• Increase productivity.
• Make your employees and colleagues happy

Tidy Desk statistics 

These figures were taken from a similar blog created by Kyrsten Ledger.

• An office keyboard can carry up to 7,500 bacteria at any given time! And in the world we live in at the moment this is highly important, get cleaning those keyboards!
• The average person wastes 4.3 hours per week searching for paper.
• 57% of people admit they judge their co-workers by how dirty they keep their workspaces
• People who work at a clean desk are able to work for 7.5 minutes longer without losing focus.
• Cold and flue viruses can linger for at least 24 hours, meaning employees who clean their desks daily are less likely to get sick.
• A clean workspace increases persistence by 84%

What actions you can do to help keep the office clean and organised:

• Clean and disinfect your keyboard, phone, mouse and desk.
• Keep only the essentials out and clear desks before leaving for the day.
• Select one staff member to organise the stationery cupboard and change the designated staff member each month if necessary.
• Junk tray! Have a tray of non urgent to-dos or junk paper and sort/file at the end of each day.
• Have an up to date filing system that works for the office – colour coding folders, filing cabinets and label everything!
• Have a good shredding system for any confidential paper that is collecting dust and is no longer necessary to keep.

We understand that finding the time to have a clear out is difficult when you have a busy office, but once you have taken the time to clean and organise your desk or the office there is endless benefits and is important to try and keep it in that way so it only needs to be done once! Happy tidying!

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