I have a confession to make. I rather enjoy stacks. I don't particularly enjoy cleaning and organizing, I understand their purpose, but I don't enjoy them, and I will put them off if possible. I have a dear friend who has been a boss a couple of time, and a mentor for more than half of my life now. She once commented that my desk always looked like a hurricane, and she was glad to know that I knew where each and every item was in the stacks. But that was 20 years ago; I had a lot less on my desk, and in mind to keep track of the piles.

Periodically though, my boss would put her foot down and say “Ok, I know you know where it is, but *I* have to know where to find it when you are out of the office.” OUCH!
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