stackyFACTSThat messy desk is actively poisoning you. Visual clutter bombards the brain with excessive stimuli, preventing the nervous system from ever achieving a baseline state of rest. By refusing to tidy up, you are forcing your body to exist in a permanent state of low-grade panic.
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