• sepi@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    Good god. Putting stuff in the desktop is a big yuck. Your desktop probably looks like your room.

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      4 days ago

      The desktop is like the inbox of files, inbox-zero it and it’s a tidy place to keep things in focus until they’re sorted and filed away or deleted.

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      3 days ago

      If a cluttered desktop is a sign of a cluttered mind, what does an empty one signify?

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        3 days ago

        Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring.

        The visitor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself, “it is overfull, no more will go in!”.

        “Like this cup,” Nan-in said, “your desktop is full of documents and shortcuts. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?”