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  • Опубліковано 14 кві 2024
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  • @sharongammell4111
    @sharongammell4111 Місяць тому +910

    And I just received one of your books, Pebble and Wren. Bought it on Amazon and love it! ❤❤❤

    • @ChrisHallbeck
      @ChrisHallbeck  Місяць тому +142

      Awesome 😎 thank you so much 😊👍

    • @reklawaynana4261
      @reklawaynana4261 Місяць тому +20

      I didn't know there was a book! now It's gonna straight to my wishlist❤

    • @sharongammell4111
      @sharongammell4111 Місяць тому

      @reklawaynana4261 You are missing out! Chris has so much out there. He's been doing comics online for years. Just do a google of Chris Hallbeck and you will see. You can get his works in hardback, paper, or Kindle. I probably sound like an advert, but I enjoy his work so much, my enthusiasm shows, I know. LOL! .

    • @EygptianReaper
      @EygptianReaper Місяць тому +2

      Me too

    • @iankeepsforgetting
      @iankeepsforgetting Місяць тому +2

      702 likes and 3 replies let me fix that

  • @kimstetson-fm9ir
    @kimstetson-fm9ir Місяць тому +3152

    Ah yes, the adhd work place, looks like a mess, is actually the most organized work place in the building

    • @71and72IVV
      @71and72IVV Місяць тому +85

      Ikr. Idek if that's a curse or a blessing now

    • @moo-kun
      @moo-kun Місяць тому +99

      Yes! Your mind just arranges these piles and that’s how it must stay 😌

    • @drybread1146
      @drybread1146 Місяць тому +8

      Ditto!

    • @jessitap11
      @jessitap11 Місяць тому +26

      There's a place for everything!

    • @Tyler-wg6ck
      @Tyler-wg6ck Місяць тому +28

      5.5 years at my current company, and my boss still doesn't understand this 😂

  • @Frosty-kz4om
    @Frosty-kz4om Місяць тому +1035

    If it's not immediately visible to me, it may as well not exist.

    • @awesomness6775
      @awesomness6775 Місяць тому +71

      It's like that phrase "out of sight, out of mind" but on steroids

    • @DokuroHeartvore
      @DokuroHeartvore Місяць тому +25

      Ah! Object Permanence.

    • @coltonstewart8698
      @coltonstewart8698 Місяць тому +21

      ​@@DokuroHeartvoreThat's a common misconception, but object permanence. Notice just genuinely thinking something disappeared when you can't see it, not forgetting about it as if it disappeared.

    • @nathanwilbrink2444
      @nathanwilbrink2444 Місяць тому +4

      same

    • @waffles3629
      @waffles3629 Місяць тому +2

      Yep, same.

  • @baptistebauer99
    @baptistebauer99 Місяць тому +362

    I'd spend 5 hours cleaning everything, and 5 minutes making a mess again

  • @justinn8541
    @justinn8541 Місяць тому +575

    It's better to know where everything is than it is to have a clean workspace.

    • @AlastorFan5900
      @AlastorFan5900 Місяць тому +27

      if you ask me, knowing where everything is (and being able to get to it) makes it a clean workspace, regardless of how it appears.

  • @imanoffice641
    @imanoffice641 Місяць тому +298

    The curse of having a clean room
    …that and everything looking wrong with nothing there, it does feel like a stock photo

  • @Rosa-Lili
    @Rosa-Lili 17 днів тому +14

    I never understood why my dad hated when I cleaned up his desk until he cleaned mine, and I realized how I could not find anything LITERALLY.

    • @Carboy45
      @Carboy45 День тому +1

      Nice pfp and name, I know that anime ;D

    • @Rosa-Lili
      @Rosa-Lili День тому +1

      @@Carboy45 thx!

  • @shaddowed3749
    @shaddowed3749 Місяць тому +90

    This is me on all levels, and especially when it's someone else that's gone and cleaned my desk, the things are effectively lost till further notice

  • @WatcherofMUGEN
    @WatcherofMUGEN Місяць тому +440

    I heard that if someone's work desk is messy, it actually hints some above average intelligence.

    • @TheInfintyithGoofball
      @TheInfintyithGoofball Місяць тому +8

      HOW DOES THAT WORK?!
      I MUST KNOW!

    • @redcarpetproductions3410
      @redcarpetproductions3410 Місяць тому +46

      ​​@@TheInfintyithGoofball They have a ton of things going on in their heads.
      Creativity requires you to be "Messy."

    • @Ettore-polymathes
      @Ettore-polymathes Місяць тому +32

      ​@@TheInfintyithGoofballI believe it originated from the idea that some people just have such an active mind that they feel restrained by the thought of having to fiscally organise something that is already organised on their minds

    • @selalewow
      @selalewow Місяць тому +8

      @@Ettore-polymathes I can attest to that. My space is cluttered by I can put my hands on anything I need within 30 seconds.

    • @scientistmilorad9735
      @scientistmilorad9735 Місяць тому

      That's bullshit made by messy people

  • @splashmanej3
    @splashmanej3 Місяць тому +25

    "I mean, you look like you work in a stock photo.."
    ☠️☠️☠️

  • @josephnorris4095
    @josephnorris4095 Місяць тому +86

    Love the clicky pen part.

    • @mikoamaya134
      @mikoamaya134 Місяць тому +4

      My misophonia would make me either run screaming from any room with a non-stop pen clicker, or calmly walking over, taking the pen, and snapping it in half.
      The second is just my imagination. The true second option is that, if I was unable to get away from the sound, I would have a panic attack and most likely end up hyperventilating until I pass out 😃

    • @ginnyjollykidd
      @ginnyjollykidd Місяць тому +3

      This is why fidget tools (they're _not_ toys!) are so important. Pencils to tap, pens to click, fidget spinners to spin, popper things to poke one way and the other.

    • @irkovi
      @irkovi Місяць тому

      ​@@mikoamaya134lol 🥲

  • @AliciaMajo
    @AliciaMajo Місяць тому +34

    Living in organized chaos, means finding the balance between, absolutely cleaning everything so it can look flawless, and understanding what's actually helpful and organized but re-arranging the messy piles so it's cleaned up but you can still find everything...

    • @GoldenRoseGarden
      @GoldenRoseGarden Місяць тому

      clean piles do not work for me at all. if anything moves i will lose it.

    • @souldancersbyjennifer
      @souldancersbyjennifer 26 днів тому

      ​@@GoldenRoseGardenyou'll have to clean it yourself, keeping in mind how you work

    • @janedoex1398
      @janedoex1398 24 дні тому +1

      NO , that's a locked achievement you only get at level 102 !
      Yes I chose that number for a reason. NOT 100, not 105, 102 is closer to 100 than 105....So if you slip up you go down to 101 ...

  • @mom.left.me.at.michaels9951
    @mom.left.me.at.michaels9951 Місяць тому +15

    Aaah! This IS me. I have a pile of finished work that my boss needs to sign before it goes to accounting that I want to review with him. I have my library of things I want to do in future projects. My pile of projects I SHOULD be working on but I either hate the clients OR it's the most boring project ever and I will be able to finish it quickly when the deadline comes. Then there's all my art supplies hidden in my desk and doodle note book.

  • @michibullon6866
    @michibullon6866 16 днів тому +8

    Systems established by ADHD people be like:

  • @dxjxc91
    @dxjxc91 Місяць тому +17

    I have never felt so seen as a person with ADHD...

  • @gliderfan6196
    @gliderfan6196 Місяць тому +8

    My family knows and knows it well to NEVER EVER clean my desk, especially when I am off for vacations or business travel.

    • @fanime1
      @fanime1 Місяць тому +3

      My family knows. They just don't care and will clean it anyway

    • @souldancersbyjennifer
      @souldancersbyjennifer 26 днів тому

      ​@@fanime1sucks for you

  • @sharongammell4111
    @sharongammell4111 Місяць тому +17

    So many creatives have adhd...❤❤❤😂😂😂

    • @ginnyjollykidd
      @ginnyjollykidd Місяць тому

      And bipolar and other mental conditions that are neurodivergent.

    • @user-uu5cc7rm5g
      @user-uu5cc7rm5g Місяць тому

      So any neurodivergence​@@ginnyjollykidd

  • @4Rgames
    @4Rgames Місяць тому +9

    I need that smiley face mug!

  • @jarmoliebrand2005
    @jarmoliebrand2005 Місяць тому +2

    It may be chaos, but it’s his chaos. I can relate and respect him for that

  • @michaelsaunders1400
    @michaelsaunders1400 Місяць тому +40

    Thanks a lot, Chris! Now I'm fighting off tears at how _waaaaaaayyyyy_ too relatable this is!

  • @Gabe_wah
    @Gabe_wah Місяць тому +27

    Man, this is too relatable

  • @fnafguy809
    @fnafguy809 Місяць тому +4

    Finally someone understands! Just because you don't understand how something is organised, doesn't mean that it's not organised at all.

  • @jacksonbaye7920
    @jacksonbaye7920 Місяць тому +6

    *click clack* okay now do that hours on loop and you would’ve gotten completely distracted on all your work by a clicky pen

  • @moonbeamsun9066
    @moonbeamsun9066 Місяць тому +9

    This video is really relatable to me.
    I have an easier time finding everything in my room when it’s a total mess.

  • @normalchannel2185
    @normalchannel2185 Місяць тому +4

    A messy desk means a messy mind
    An empty desk means an empty mind

  • @madelynscreations9522
    @madelynscreations9522 Місяць тому +11

    You’re getting better and better at animating Chris! Keep up the amazing work!

  • @boopberry49
    @boopberry49 Місяць тому +12

    I hate that I relate to this

  • @beezyprout9725
    @beezyprout9725 Місяць тому +2

    Ur one of the only creators/artists that doesn't overwhelm the audience with sounds, colors and unnecessary edits. Gets to the point softly and it's easy for everyone to understand! Ur amazing, all ur content is always super relaxing and relatable, good job

  • @theultimateamazingsleepyko6687
    @theultimateamazingsleepyko6687 22 дні тому +2

    literally me,people think my room is messy but it is very organised and I hate it when people move things

  • @shorpee4165
    @shorpee4165 Місяць тому +2

    That mug should be official merch

  • @DrummerrDuckie
    @DrummerrDuckie 27 днів тому +1

    Aah yes, a classic story of me being AuDHD and functioning in organised chaos

  • @cobalius
    @cobalius 12 днів тому +1

    *shuffles things on desk to appear more inletelligible*

  • @the_hero_of_hyrule1986
    @the_hero_of_hyrule1986 Місяць тому +1

    lets go! a new chris hallbeck vid!

  • @irkovi
    @irkovi Місяць тому

    The pen clicking is just WAY too relatable

  • @user-de1pl2gf3o
    @user-de1pl2gf3o Місяць тому +2

    yay!

  • @boingyboop4960
    @boingyboop4960 Місяць тому +1

    Relatable, but not just for workspace. I need to know where everything in my bedroom is, and if my things aren’t in plain sight then finding them suddenly requires so much motivation and daily tasks just become so much harder. Messy rooms just make everything so much simpler. I can’t stand it when all my things get hidden away in drawers and cupboards

  • @isaackellogg3493
    @isaackellogg3493 Місяць тому +1

    🎶Ooh I can’t believe it!
    There she goes again!
    She’s tidied up, and I can’t find anything!”🎶

    • @ginnyjollykidd
      @ginnyjollykidd Місяць тому

      All my tubes and wires and careful notes! And antiquated notions!

    • @isaackellogg3493
      @isaackellogg3493 Місяць тому

      @@ginnyjollykidd Poetry in Motion
      Now she’s making love to me!

  • @ellysetaylor5908
    @ellysetaylor5908 Місяць тому +1

    If you keep your hobbies out in the open and visible, you're more likely to work on them. BUT, if everything is messy all the time you'll get depressed.
    What I do is I have a rule. My living room, kitchen, and bathroom must always be clean in case guests come over. But my bedroom is allowed to be a little messy. That way I always have a clean place for when I'm overwhelmed and a creative/disorganized place for hobbies.

  • @ebonyblack4563
    @ebonyblack4563 6 днів тому

    Adhd, that's a perfect summary of adhd.

  • @nightfall3605
    @nightfall3605 Місяць тому +1

    I had two desks, a credenza, and two filing cabinets. I trained everyone, upon pain of flaying, that all new items brought into my office went on my chair. There were piles upon other piles rotated 90 degrees and anything I didn’t place was invisible to me. But I could instantly lay hands on what I needed!

  • @MagicianFairy
    @MagicianFairy Місяць тому

    "Away! Away? It's some mythical place like Narnia!" A comedian from the 2000s.

  • @dogthievery101
    @dogthievery101 Місяць тому +1

    Dammit, I feel extremely called out. It might look like a disaster, I might have over 10 doom drawers/boxes, and I might need to search for a minute or two, but at least I know where everything is. It also helps my severe anxiety and paranoia so that I don't think my things are disappearing.

  • @MrSirWivd
    @MrSirWivd Місяць тому +1

    heres the thing. ive somehow mastered the skill of knowing where everything is, AND having everything being neat. 😎

  • @EvilSinx
    @EvilSinx Місяць тому +1

    When I was a teenager and my mom wanted to "help" me by cleaning my room, I used to say:
    "This is my controlled chaos. Please don't make a mess."
    She never understood me though... x)

  • @BoredomIncarnate1
    @BoredomIncarnate1 Місяць тому

    It's not messy, it's chaotically ordered.

  • @dallaslogic
    @dallaslogic Місяць тому

    "You look like you work in a stock photo" really got me 😂😂😂

  • @ArsonFairyy_K17
    @ArsonFairyy_K17 Місяць тому +1

    It may look like a mess but at least you’ll know where things are

  • @TheLightBreakingLad
    @TheLightBreakingLad Місяць тому +1

    That’s just me when I clean my room

  • @lillia2479
    @lillia2479 Місяць тому

    That's my SIL. She cleans for the sake of cleaning and then doesn't know where anything is. 😂

  • @weebtrashtvt6657
    @weebtrashtvt6657 Місяць тому

    That clicky pen is so relatable 😂

  • @SomeRandomKydd
    @SomeRandomKydd Місяць тому +1

    TBVG, working in a stock photo would probably suck

  • @FMHikari
    @FMHikari Місяць тому

    It's what i call "cleaning without organization". Where the only goal is making it looking clean but you don't move things where they can still be tracked the same way as before.

  • @mae13official
    @mae13official Місяць тому +1

    “An empty desk means an empty mind. Einstein has a messy desk.”
    -i forgot who said that

  • @user-ti3ss5cy2u
    @user-ti3ss5cy2u 6 днів тому

    Sounds like he've just described my browser tabs 😅

  • @theleatherdragon
    @theleatherdragon Місяць тому

    Ahhhh yes, the creative clutter. I can't work without it lmao

  • @draconicdusk5911
    @draconicdusk5911 Місяць тому

    This is why you never clean a man's room. It's not a mess, it's Organized chaos.

  • @gamestorm04
    @gamestorm04 Місяць тому

    This is the perfect way to describe my organization. Looks like a jumbled mess, but everything has its place and is mentally categorized. When it’s clean, I can’t find a thing.

  • @remiwelch6234
    @remiwelch6234 22 дні тому

    This is me every time I try to clean up and organize

  • @KyoKuriboh
    @KyoKuriboh Місяць тому

    This video is the perfect example of a “dirty room”

  • @ultragamer969
    @ultragamer969 Місяць тому +1

    Messy people are actually very organized, they just don’t have good presentation

    • @twistedtachyon5877
      @twistedtachyon5877 Місяць тому

      This is not universal. Some messy people are just messy. They generally will not admit this, but it's usually not that hard to tell them apart anyway.

  • @Artsylotus865
    @Artsylotus865 Місяць тому

    I too have organized chaos, i get so upset when people move my stuff around

  • @blueblinger2761
    @blueblinger2761 Місяць тому

    "I don't know where anything is"
    Blud disposed all his items out the window 💀

  • @Tacos64
    @Tacos64 Місяць тому +3

    I was the first comment and 10th like :)

  • @PugGrumbler
    @PugGrumbler Місяць тому

    When you realize you just had things sorted weirdly

  • @TannerJ07
    @TannerJ07 Місяць тому +1

    I really hope the cup didn't have coffee when there were pens in it.

  • @acatnamedtaz2167
    @acatnamedtaz2167 Місяць тому

    Some of us work well in organized chaos

  • @Leowlion11
    @Leowlion11 2 дні тому

    To others it's a mess, but everything is perfectly under my control. I can find what you need in less than a second from that mess.

  • @soulc967
    @soulc967 Місяць тому

    The messier my table is, the more it help me feel I’m busy getting so much work done.
    Even tho all I did was attend 2 meetings, send 3 emails and drank 4 cups of coffee that day : D

  • @lesterholbird9017
    @lesterholbird9017 Місяць тому

    Chaotic Order at its finest. Its almost impossible to explain the Paradox that is "Desk/Living Space Entropy" to anyone who has not experienced it.

  • @blackharmonics4518
    @blackharmonics4518 Місяць тому

    I totally get that. I always call it "creative chaos". Even though it looks like it's a chaotic mess, I always know exactly where everything is.

  • @Snuped
    @Snuped Місяць тому

    This is so relatable. Once my mom cleaned out my dresser and I wanted to go grab something from it before remembering I didn’t know where it was or if I even had it.

  • @tabithawilks4434
    @tabithawilks4434 Місяць тому

    I totally get it. I used to have the same issue.
    You have to retrain yourself to learn where everything has been moved to and commit to returning things there. I bought a labeler for key things around my home and work office and it was the best thing I ever did!
    Honestly, it hardly matters the cleanliness of your desk as long as it’s not stinking up the office, creating fire hazard, or where customers can see it.

  • @skyephoenix801
    @skyephoenix801 Місяць тому

    An organized mess is still organized.

  • @UchaNekome
    @UchaNekome Місяць тому

    The nerodivergent workplace always LOOKS like a mess but there's always a method to the madness.

  • @catcrazy0626
    @catcrazy0626 Місяць тому

    Cass from Clutterbug says "Horizontal means hidden, vertical is visual" so basically you need different ways to organize like hanging bins etc

  • @aliummundas5361
    @aliummundas5361 Місяць тому

    I’m going to be honest. I was just waiting for the coffee cup to start talking

  • @oliverimhoof
    @oliverimhoof Місяць тому

    This is SO relatable. My wife says I keep my home office in chaos, but it's a controlled chaos. I know where everything is. She says she can't find anything in there. I just say "Why are you in MY office? We bought our house with 4 bedrooms for a reason. 1 room for us, 1 room for guests/a possible kid someday, and 2 rooms for an office for each of us."

  • @BluestormsSong
    @BluestormsSong Місяць тому

    The battle between my mom's OCD and my organized mess.

  • @LavendarGoose
    @LavendarGoose Місяць тому

    My work forced me to straighten up my office. I relate to this video so hard.

  • @kazenosakura151
    @kazenosakura151 Місяць тому

    I always say there is a method to my madness and a place for everything. I always lose things once I'm told to "organize" my things...

  • @ssomerandom6574
    @ssomerandom6574 Місяць тому

    Ah organized chaos, I know the feeling

  • @AlryFireBlade
    @AlryFireBlade Місяць тому

    I feel this :D
    I knew where all my stuff is, until I clean up and find nothing anymore :D

  • @oliviawood8894
    @oliviawood8894 Місяць тому +1

    certain things go in certain places

  • @NimSprout
    @NimSprout Місяць тому

    "The messier the work space, the more genuis of a worker"
    - My 5th Grade Teacher

  • @younscrafter7372
    @younscrafter7372 Місяць тому

    With that level of order already existing, you might as well have trashed a full shelf

  • @cooperhumphries7771
    @cooperhumphries7771 Місяць тому +1

    Speaking from ADHD, this is so true.

  • @Squeeple.
    @Squeeple. Місяць тому

    This how we feel looking through our photos and talking ourselves out of uploading the videos

  • @firedrake110
    @firedrake110 Місяць тому

    My brother in Christ, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO MOVED THE THINGS! YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, BECAUSE THEY'RE WHERE YOU PUT THEM

  • @taylorjade6918
    @taylorjade6918 Місяць тому

    Don't let people trick you into cleaning your space when it's already organized and functional! 💞

  • @chatfulness03
    @chatfulness03 Місяць тому

    I mean this in the best way, this is EXTREMELY neurodivergent energy. I relate to the controlled chaos organization so so much,, auDHD real

  • @ForestGreen88
    @ForestGreen88 27 днів тому

    I relate to this so much! I spent two weeks avoiding the kitchen because after I had help cleaning it walking into the room would trigger panic attacks... because I didn't know how to deal with how my helper cleaned it. I couldn't find anything and my work flow was ruined.

  • @kageokami5
    @kageokami5 Місяць тому

    It’s even worse if someone tries to clean it for you! I appreciate the thought when someone cleans for me, but I really can’t find anything if I’m not the one to put things away.

  • @ginnyjollykidd
    @ginnyjollykidd Місяць тому

    Probably the best way to clean my office is to clear out what should be trashed. Mostly papers. That seems to help a lot.
    Once, I put my papers in about 4 reusable grocery bags. Then when I had the time and wherewithal, I took a bag and cleared _all_ the stuff out of it that I didn't need anymore. What was left was maybe ten items I needed to keep. The rest got dumped.

  • @sofiacalderon1622
    @sofiacalderon1622 Місяць тому

    This is me every time my mom forces me to "organize" my room or my desk

  • @KamilZmarzly-im6jc
    @KamilZmarzly-im6jc Місяць тому

    If you can't work like this you can allways find new job. Look you have even cleaned your desk 😂

  • @kitkatwitch
    @kitkatwitch Місяць тому

    They need a visual organization system. I would recommend trays for the piles of paper and keep them in the same places he had them before, just slightly corralled. Then use vertical space for the sticky notes and markers.
    Do I think about this stuff a lot? Yes, yes I do😅

  • @ginnyjollykidd
    @ginnyjollykidd Місяць тому

    Absolutely! Let's hear it for messy desks!

  • @stacia2016
    @stacia2016 Місяць тому

    So really, he didn't clean. He stashed away.

  • @haidner
    @haidner 17 днів тому +1

    I understand completely.

  • @Fadeintodust
    @Fadeintodust Місяць тому

    I'll never forget that one berenstain bears episode.