The “Clean” Desktop

This is my desktop as 26 January 2010.

Scary huh? Not really.

I stopped using my desktop last year and I must say, that’s one of the good things I’m proud of. Why?

• I’m no longer worried about organizing my desktop. So I do not spend time on it.
• All my files are organized in their folders, not in some where they don’t belong.
• I use the desktop like a trash. Most of it are screenshots, the rest are just temporary files that I don’t need.
• Instead of desktop shortcuts I use Spotlight in Mac. It’s faster than going back to desktop & finding stuff. I believe there are applications like this for Windows.
• I delete all the files on the desktop once a month without thinking.

Maybe you don’t need a desktop too?

For other inspirations like this follow MinimalMac.

Finally the most important question of all time: Do we really need desktops?