Making your office a creative space

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These tips will help you make sure that your work environment motivates and inspires you.

Make yourself comfortable. Your chair should seat you comfortably at an ergonomically correct position. You will be more productive since you don't have to worry about aches and pains.

Inspire yourself. Place your most inspirational things around you where they won't hamper your work. Love your family? Put a picture of them where you can see. Have some books or artworks that inspire you? Place them nearby so you can flip through them to renew your creativity.

Clear your clutter. Your creative thinking processes will be hampered if you look around you and see coiled cables that don't belong to any device, piles of papers that need to be sorted, or dirty coffee cups. Make sure you put everything back where it belongs when you're finished with it. Besides, if you have to work but you need to clean your desk first, you will simply be distracted and lose whatever inspiration you arrived at your desk with.

Organise yourself. Having a spot for everything will prevent clutter on your desk and help you arrange your office space immediately instead of wondering where to put something. Use labelled paper trays and files, compartmentalise your drawers with plastic boxes for all your stationery, batteries, and other little items, and make sure there's a wastepaper bin close to your desk so you can get rid of unnecessary paperwork immediately. If you'd rather go paperless, here are our tips on how to get yourself digitally organised.

Water yourself. It is very important for your mind for you to keep yourself hydrated. If your brain cells are working on insufficient water, their function will be hampered, and so will your creativity. Keep a water dispenser nearby so you don't have to walk away from what you're doing.

Split your office into zones. Have a cosy seat where you can eat your lunch and have coffee - no eating at your desk, because it is important for you creatively to have a break now and then. If you have the space, put in an extra seat for meetings so your desk is exclusively for work.