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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The Ever Sacred Workplace: How to Make it Spontaneous

Everyone has their desk, their yoga mat, their kitchen table, but whatever it is, that place is just where you pass so much time running your day, working and doing your thing.
So I have my desk , the kitchen table, the breakfast bar, the lap desk in bed, but the most important workplace is McCartneys.
As you grow older and take each step closer to the real world, you hesitate to think your workspace will change.  Your flow is going here, your pencils and set up perfectly, your everything is just there where you like it. 
Scratch all of that fung shuai mumbo jumbo because my workplace is NOTHING like it. 
At McCartneys you can never find the same pair of scissors in the same place.  Mind you there are about 17 pairs everywhere.
I'm not here to tell you to go shop there (unless you need a custom embroidery item or monogrammed beer mug, let me tell you it is the place to go!)
In any case, one might dread the bland monotony of the sacred workspace BUT here are three simple tools to keep it crazy.
  1. Numero Uno- Avoid a clean workspace, clearing off tables in one swipe all to the ground is much more fun.
  2. Numero Dos- Don't hate your coworkers, as much as it entertains you to prank call them all day, simply pretend to like them then you can facebook group chat about disliking the mean Blondie who tries to boss you around (even though she is a pledge and has been working there for three weeks??)
  3. Numero Tres- Create a secret name and join the club: Example MXX ( Mu Chi Chi @ McCartneys)
Three simple rules to keeping the sacred workplace free from perfection, because in my case there are 11 crazy girls who chat it up on facebook and keep days far from boring.  If anything this workspace keeps things lively.  You might think its impossible to work with people you like (well most of them) but there the mold is broken, and we like to maintain our workspace to an organized disaster.

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