Being Content With Disorder

Via northtemple.com I came across an interesting article from the New York Times about mess apologists who urge people to embrace disorder. My favorite quote from the article…

really neat people are not avatars of the good life; they are humorless and inflexible prigs, and have way too much time on their hands.

The article got me thinking about mess and disorder in my own life. I admit that I am one of the most messy and seemingly dis-organized people I know. My room is usually a mess, I avoid following a schedule or routine, and I usually have a long list of hundreds of things I want and need to do, which I always seem to keep putting off. My cluttered, messed up, disorganized life is not something I am particularly proud of, but I am to a certain extent satisfied with my current system for organization. Even though to an outsider it may seem that the way I choose to organize my possessions and time may seem like complete disorder, in my mind I am actually being efficient. Often times the time and effort required to organize may outweigh the benefits of being organized. One of my greatest goals in life is to just enjoy life as much as possible, and by being content with disorder I can take a step back from the stress of everyday life and just enjoy life. Of course that is just me. Everyone has their own preference for order. I am happy to say I am content with the current order/disorder of my life.