Podcast: The Zen of a Messy Desk

@ Vitor: Thanks for commenting and letting me know, and trust me, it's hard for a commenter to start off on the wrong foot. I'm looking into getting this set up on RSS - but I was gauging the interest before I did. I'm glad you enjoyed the podcast!

@ Don: I'm also working on getting it set up on iTunes - since that way more people may listen to it. Thanks for letting me know you liked it and that this wasn't a complete folly.

@ Dylan: Clean the desk when you need to, and no other time!

Thanks for letting me know about that - I didn't know my comment form required the email. I hate when I loose good comments from such things. I'll see what I can do to fix it.

@ Tim: I don't know what you were thinking, mate? Left me hanging, I see. ;p

There are times when my messy desk bothers me, and I clean it then. Other times, it doesn't matter. But when it matters - it really matters, so I know how you feel.

AAAggghh. I started to listen to this 3 or 4 days ago and got sidetracked and then forgot to go back until now. What was I thinking???

Some cool stuff Charlie. If my own desk is a mess I can't function at all. Seriously my mind just refuses to settle. Of course it's my mind and I should really tell it what to do, but sometimes it's just easier to go with the flow ;-)

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Great Podcast - thanks! I think now I'll leave my desk just the way it is.

PS: a small tip on usability. I tried submitting a comment but didn't include my email address. The submit failed and said email address is a required field. It would be helpful to mark this on the form, as if you submit it wrongly like I did, it also deletes your comment when you hit "Back".

I really enjoyed your podcast and I agree with monkmojo: you have a good voice for this stuff. That the content is interesting helps too! I've been reading the blog for a few months now, and I'm looking forward to more of these. I hope you submit it to iTunes. I don't know how you go about doing this, but I usually listen through iTunes (or a separate RSS feed as Vitor suggests above)

Anyway, spectacular first effort!

Just found your blog via a friend and I really like your writing and your content.
I didn't listen to the podcast yet but reading the feedback got me even more curious. I just got on board and don't want to start on the wrong foot but I'd like to make a suggestion regarding the podcast, it would be really useful if you could create a separate RSS feed just for the podcasts.

@ MonkMojo: One of my biggest insecurities about doing the podcast is my voice - I don't care much for it. So you've really helped me with my confidence about that. I actually liked the production better than I thought I would, too.

@ Naomi: The puppy is a great example, and I like your commentary about it. I was talking to my brother about relationships, and he was whining about how complex relationships can make life. So I asked him: "does the relationship you're in add value to your life?" When he replied "yes," I told him to stop whining about it and buck up and do what he needs to do. His reply: "I know, man...I hate having a philosopher as a little brother."

Thanks for the boost and encouragement, Naomi. I don't know how we can both rule - maybe different fiefdoms?

@Duff: Thanks for listening. The motivation for this podcast actually came from our discussion last Monday - I filed it for something to write about and then decided it make a pretty good podcast. So you had some part in the creation of this. It's nice to know that you'll be listening in the future - it'll be like we're having a spatio-temporally displaced dialogue with our podcasts. Cool...

Very cool! I'm also very impressed with the production as well. I'll totally listen to more of these in the future. :)

I'm reading a great book right now that highlights the benefits of messiness called A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder--How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place.

I totally agree that the action should be appropriate to the need and the context. In A Perfect Mess, the authors give many examples of messiness that is beneficial, including Einstein, who had a notoriously messy desk and office, but claimed he was able to find everything just fine.

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Dude, do podcasts every day. You rule.

I liked what you were saying at the end about sometimes simplicity gets in the way.

I remember reading one of those Elaine St. James books -- the whole Living The Simple Life thing -- and she was talking about making the choice to accept complications and not being simple for simplicity's sake. She used a puppy as an example. Life with a puppy ain't simple, but many would argue that what you lose in simplicity you gain in a rich and rewarding relationship.

Very cool. Very.

What a treat Charlie! Nice voice you have for podcasting. The production was impressive too for just starting off into this stuff. Count me in as a regular listener!

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