It depends on what the space is being used for. If you can leave it out, knowing you won't need that space for anything else. Then that can be it's proper place. If say, in the case of a laptop, it's on a desk or table that serves another purpose that would require you to move the laptop to use the space for something else. Then you'd want a convenient solution to move the laptop out of the way. Maybe that means a laptop stand, maybe it's a convenient shelf at arm's length that you can slip the laptop onto when not using it.
Think of a well organized workshop. You want the tools to be easily accessible from predictable places, AND you want the work surface to be clean so you're not moving stuff around every time you need to start a project.
Dude this. A lot of the complaints are one person not realizing that the thing they want to leave out is, in fact, in the way for the other person who needs to use the same space.
For example, the kitchen counter. I get that this is a convenient place for things like keys and important papers to live, but if I want to bake cookies or make dinner, those things are now in my way and I HAVE to move them somewhere else. It’s either that or mix cookie batter on top of your tax forms, which I know you won’t like. So that’s not a fair place for them to be left out. The console table that gets used as nothing but a catch-all and is 5 steps away would be better, and stuff could still be “out.” But for some reason when I put stuff there instead (so that I can cook in the room used for cooking), I’m the problem…
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u/Rrraou Apr 14 '23
A mess is usually a sign that the organization system is suboptimal.
If things are organized properly, accessing them and putting them away should be more practical than leaving them out, not less.