If your workspace is a “mess” and you want to clean it up but don’t know where to start, here are some Helpful Hints:

• Store the information and materials you use most often within easy reach - perhaps in your right-hand desk drawer.
   
• Put things away as soon as you stop working on them. If you're working on something and get interrupted, try posting a sticky note on the page, jot your thoughts down, and then put it away. This will help you pick up your train of thought more quickly when you get back to it again later.