The paradox of messiness is that it can also describe someone who’s extremely productive.
For instance, your desk may be full of sticky notes, cords, and other office supplies and your computer desktop may be buried in a trail of untitled (and empty) folders. But all this frenzy could be a sign of busyness rather than laziness.
In fact, clutter inspires creativity and it is an essential part of the making process.
We can choose to live uncomplicated lives by keeping it super-tight. But the messy stuff is so much more interesting.
Mark Bradford
This is not to say that creation provides an excuse to be messy. In fact, the act of cleaning up and editing can happen during work.
Figure out which ideas from the past are important and pursue those. Throw out the rest.
Greg McKeown
First, the artist creates disorder to spark further inventiveness — everything goes in the queue — then he or she simplifies their sources saving the most essential materials.
The tendency to hoard everything and do nothing with it is what really clutters the mind.
Like a DJ, one should feel free to remix their craft and sprinkle in new ingredients along the way.