Our world is utterly stereotyped and measured. Everything that can be systematized, a person will surely arrange on the shelves and pack in boxes. Society seeks to suppress disorder and therefore dislikes sluts.
If you are not a fan of impeccable cleanliness, we bring to your attention one interesting theory. Today we will try to prove that mess is much better than licked sterility.
It seems to us that life will be better if everything is "organized"
In fact, life is ruled by chaos and unpredictability. For example, you decided to buy a pair of sweaters in order to create sets for all occasions. But then it turns out that things no longer fit in the closet, and clutter is inevitable.
By creating order in one place, you create chaos in another
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You decide to get rid of the extra things and throw them in the trash can. The house seems to be clean, but the world as a whole has become dirtier.
Here is what the American physicist Adam Frank says about this: “This is the inviolable law of physics. The truth is that the universe itself is inherently chaos. How can you put things in order at home or in your life, if it is contrary to the nature of the universe?"
Have you noticed that no matter how much we try to control our lives and keep the house clean, nothing comes of it? Here and there a mess arises.
Say yes to the chaotic nature of our world
Society condemns people who live in a mess. But, according to observations, disorganized people are better at solving various problems. If only because they spend less time maintaining the illusion of order.
People who rarely clean are not lazy. They are bold and creative
A clean workspace is not a guarantee of high productivity.
Here is what the authors of Effective Disorder, David Friedman and Eric Abrahson, write about this: “Disorder is not necessarily a sign of disorder. At a table where everything is scattered, you can work more efficiently than at a clean one. When a person has a mess on his desk, this does not mean that he does not work well. This means that he works so well that he just has no time to get out."
A curious experiment was staged by Kathleen Vohs, Ph. D. from the University of Minnesota. In the course of her research, she proved that people who are prone to accumulating garbage and randomly scattering things are more creative than cleaners.
She gathered 2 groups of 24 people and asked them to think of how else to use the table tennis ball. One team was placed in a tidy room, the other in an untidy room. As a result, both groups gave an equal number of ideas, but the second one, according to independent observers, was more creative and innovative.
“If you’re in a creative crisis and want to experience flashbacks more often, my advice is to move to a messy room. This will allow you to go beyond the usual perception and generate ideas faster. Order is the result of our striving for security, chaos is our striving for creative rethinking of the world,”concluded Dr. Vohs.
Untidiness is a trait of geniuses
Albert Einstein and Alan Turing, Roald Dahl and Steve Jobs - these people have achieved greatness, although they were unable to clean their own apartment. The life of great minds is full of chaos, so why not follow their example?
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Society should learn to harness the hidden benefits of chaos
This does not mean that it is necessary to turn out the cabinets and cover with garbage. Strike a balance. It is important to develop the skill not to get hung up on details, but to see the picture of your life as a whole. Be able to adapt to change and go with the flow meaningfully.
Be courageous and stand up for the right to live in your creative chaos
"If a mess on a table means a mess in the head, then what does an empty table mean?" - Albert Einstein once remarked.
Ekaterina Skripnichenko