Have you ever wondered what the wiring layout behind the control panels at Abbey Road studios was like?
Neither have I.
The Beatles recorded some of their best work there, and I have no idea if it was a rat’s nest of tangled wires, or if each wire was labeled, coded and perfectly aligned.
Just as I have no idea if Eliot Peper writes his novels in Scrivener or Word.
Yes, of course, for sure, it helps if your tools are properly arranged and maintained. Yes, it saves time and effort to embrace mise en place and get your workspace right.
But making it even more right, alphabetizing the pencils and making sure your servers all have the right names–that’s simply stalling.