The Cleaning Power of Podcasts
After listening to a few podcasts I figured out that (1) I like podcasts, (2) It is hard to program or read while listening to them, and (3) it is a good time to catch up on cleaning. As you can see from the pictures of my home office, it is not spotless. But for the last two or three years you could not turn around in here. If I wanted to print something, I’d have to move a bunch of stuff into my lap to give the paper room to come out. Using the scanner meant the digging out the scanner and holding it in my lap. If I wanted to show someone something on my computer, I had to unplug it and move it out of the room; no-one else could get in here.
Over the last three years, I had probably six aborted attempts to clean this room that never got farther than cleaning under the printer desk. After 4 days of listening to podcasts and cleaning, you can actually see most of the carpet in here. I can print and scan without a massive juggling act. By the way, If you are wondering why I have expensive modular cube furniture and a *very expensive* office chair in my *home office*, it’s one of the few perks of staying with a start-up until the bitter end.
Which podcasts? I like Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code and OtakuGeneration so far.