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People with messy desks are more creative? Expert: Such people don't stick to the rules.
Comic Zhang Cuilian
China Jiangsu Net News "Look at your desk, it's a mess!" Whether adults or children, when the table is in a mess, someone will always say so. However, a recent online study, which is said to be a professor at Harvard University's Transcendental Research Center, makes people with messy desks more confused: because people with messy desks are more creative. Regardless of whether this research is true or not. However, the reporter found through interviews that both the general public and celebrities have many messy and creative tables.
[There is such a saying]
People with messy desks are more creative.
Professor Chedan from the Transcendental Research Center of Harvard University found that people with messy desks have an average creativity of 50% higher than those with neat desks. People who are often late have an average 70% higher sense of humor than those who are never late; People who eat more have an average EQ of 90% higher than those who eat less. Professor Chedan plans to choose these three types of people for superior education and cultivate superman with twice the comprehensive ability of ordinary people.
Once this news appeared on the Internet, it caused a heated discussion among netizens. Many netizens laughed at themselves and were shot and turned into superman. Some netizens bluntly said that this research is "nonsense." Netizen @ _ Chen Ke: If this theory is widely spread, there will be at least three consequences. More and more people waste more time looking for things on the table. More and more students are late and are too lazy to find excuses to comfort their teachers. More and more people need to lose weight. Netizen @ I'm still alive: Hey, I'm late, the table is in a mess, and I ate a lot. I didn't expect that this is also the reason why I am smart. Netizen @ Changjiang Bianke: Finally there is one! The table never seems to be finished!
[Reporter's investigation]
The two most messy tables in the office are "the king of ideas"
Are people with messy desks really more creative?
Yesterday, the reporter conducted an investigation in a unit in Xinjiekou. Of the nearly 100 desks in this unit, two are the most messy, and the owner of the desk is indeed recognized by colleagues as the "smart star" of the unit. Although Mr. Chen's desk is rated as a typical mess, in the eyes of colleagues, Mr. Chen, who is engaged in event planning, is definitely the "king of ideas". "We couldn't think of a good idea for many activities, but it didn't take him long to come up with a good idea." Some colleagues commented on Teacher Chen. Another Mr. Li not only has a messy desk, but also has the characteristics of a large appetite. At work, he is also recognized as a creative person by his colleagues, and Mr. Li's popularity is also praised by his colleagues.
In addition to the people around us, the reporter learned through online inquiry that many celebrities also have this trait. There is an article about the CEO office of the top ten famous technology companies in the world. Among them, Jobs's office is the most chaotic. Not only is the desk full of books, but there are also many books on the bookshelf. Besides, the desks of Tony Hsieh, Dennis Crawley and other bosses are more messy than most people think. Except for a small laptop, Tony Hsieh's desk is full of books and materials.
[Expert analysis]
This is related to people's personality characteristics.
Why are people with messy desks more creative? In this regard, the reporter interviewed Wang Chenyang, deputy director of the Children's Mental Health Research Center of Nanjing Brain Hospital. Wang Chenyang analysis, this should be related to people's personality characteristics. Wang Chenyang said that people who always tidy up their desks are orderly and organized, while people with messy desks are unconventional and unconventional, with more active thinking and stronger natural creativity.