[mmagin]

I'm not disciplined enough for "Knolling", but I can certainly say that such a practice forces you to put away things you cannot fit on your work surface, so you'd avoid the desk/workbench overflowing with materials and tools that is all too easy to have happen in non-computer activities.

[irth]

I don't really do non-computer activities at my desk but I still have way too much stuff: drives/flash drives, a cpu fan, cables, adapters, notes (I like to sometimes use pen and paper when programming), a broken microphone...