Desk vs Toilet Seat

For every career, there are some degree of work hazards you will be exposed to. As a blogger or sedentary jobs, it is no exception. The most obvious hazards are backache and tired eyes. As for the least obvious, nevertheless important to take note, is the cleanlinest of desk. YES, your desk!

Do you have any idea how much germs and bacteria is residing at your desk? From your food you eat at the desk, to the oily fingers from touching food and the accumulated dust where certain portion is mostly 'cleaned' away while you punched your keyboard furiously. In addition, you might sneeze and cough droptlets might fall onto your desks. To gross the facts further, microbiologists claim that most desks are many times more bacteria than your toilet seat! So what can you do to ensure the cleanliness of your desk?

Do not to eat at your Desk
Try not to eat while you are working at your desk. It is already unhealthy enough to eat while you work and eating at your desk could add undesirable 'flavours' into your food. If you cannot help eating while you work at your desk, I would reccomend that you at least clean the desk before and after the meal. With all the inconvenience, I still feel that you should eat somewhere else besides your desk.

Wash and clean your hands and wrist
Wash or clean your hands and wrist before you start working at your desk. This is to ensure that you do not transport the bacterias' relatives and cousins into the residence of your desk where you work and sometimes unavoidably eat and nap for a while.

Clean your desk weekly
This method requires you to make a religious habit to at least weekly clean your desk up using a moist cloth. Personally, I prefer to use moist tissue or a clean cloth sprayed with anti-bacterial liquid to wipe the desk. I cleaned it systematically from my phone receiver, to screen monitor, mouse, keyboard and then the whole table. Try not to use dripping wet a cloth when wiping your electical devices as they might get short-circuited and spoil. Semi-wet cloth should be fine.

Having a clean desk can make you feel psychologically good and well. It is also a good chance to sort your messy notes which you may procrastinate to organise. I do not like the idea of my desk equivalent to the toilet seat so I do strongly reccommend you to clean your desk regularly for health's sake.


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