24-09-2013, 08:59 AM
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Are You Tidy or Messy?
It could mean the difference between you being a traditionalist or being creative according to a study at Minnesota University (although I'm surprised that it would appear that the two are mutually exclusive!).Two groups were tested and placed in front of pristine desks or messy desks - both groups were then asked to do some tasks and afterwards given the choice between a chocolate bar and an apple.
Later the groups were asked to come up with new uses for a ping pong ball, were given the chance to donate anonymously to charity and were also asked to choose if they wanted a vitamin boost added to their smoothie, and whether this boost should be the 'classic' type or a new option.
Those participants sitting in a cluttered room were found to make more conventional choices. They were more likely to pick the apple, to go for the classic vitamin boost option and to donate to charity. But those sat in the chaotic room were more creative when it came to imagining 10 new uses for a ping pong ball
The experiment concluded that organised people made healthier choices, were more traditional and more generous. Messy people, however, are more creative, perhaps because they're more likely to have to problem solve their way through life thanks to their disorganisation and chaotic working style.
So if you're the type to start each Monday morning with a solemn pledge to be more organised, tidy, focused and productive, give yourself a break, you're more creative this way. And just look at how messy Einstein's desk was. He did OK.
So, which side of the fence do you feel you are: messy or tidy and are you happy with the way you are? Do others complain about your tidiness/messiness?
24-09-2013, 09:42 AM
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Re: Are You Tidy or Messy?
I hate going into someones house which is pristeen and tidy. I find it is somewhere I want to get out of quickly. I love my untidy house and clutter. I don't care if someone comes in my house and doesn't like that.I have had quite a lot of people visit my house who have said they could
go to sleep on my settee as it was very peaceful and full of good karma.
So you take your pick don't you
24-09-2013, 11:28 AM
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Re: Are You Tidy or Messy?
I am quite tidy but Mr Clumsy is the most untidy and messy person on the planet. I once asked his mother if she ever told him what a coat hanger was for, her reply to me was 'surely that's what mothers are for!'. Years later I'm still trying to show him how to use a coat hanger.
24-09-2013, 12:37 PM
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Re: Are You Tidy or Messy?
Originally Posted by clumsy
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I am quite tidy but Mr Clumsy is the most untidy and messy person on the planet. I once asked his mother if she ever told him what a coat hanger was for, her reply to me was 'surely that's what mothers are for!'. Years later I'm still trying to show him how to use a coat hanger.
Loretta darlin' - leave coat hanger in and let him put coat on, then hang coat (with him in it) in wardrobe!!!
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