I think most of us could not possible live this way for more than one or two days without going into a complete meltdown. So I think the questions is: “What is the right balance for each of us?”

Hard to know… some individuals need to be more organized. Some need to be less rigid.

There is a story I heard once about Alexander Calder (this, like many stories, may not be at all true, but still a good story.) Calder was being visited in his extremely cluttered art studio and was asked for a phone number. Calder immediately went to his desk brimming with scrapes of paper, pencils and art. He reached into one little niche and pulled out a the phone number from what appeared to be complete bedlam. He had everything completely under control… I often lose things when i decide to get more organized.

Attaining complete neatness and order may only be an illusion.

Following rigid organizational systems and living life driven by a day planner means you’re operating with blinders on.

Many new discoveries, inventions and creative projects are the result of sheer happenstance or inadvertently veering off in an unexpected direction. If you don’t inject a little disorder in your life you mostly likely will miss out on the serendipity of an unplanned success.

by Kate Lorenz (an expert in job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues)