Photography: Daniel Dorsa

Why Messy People Get More Done

Even if you’re a neat freak, embracing the mess might just be the key to unleashing your creativity

Allison Hirschlag
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4 min readApr 2, 2020

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II admit it: I’m a neat freak. Before I can tackle a work project, I have to make sure everything around me is in its proper place. This has been especially true during quarantine, when the nonstop anxiety and total lack of control just make me…

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Allison Hirschlag
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Writer of varying attitudes. Words at WaPo, Scientific American, Cosmo, Audubon, Weather, McSweeneys, Weekly Humorist and elsewhere. Likes laughing. And cheese.