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by ergest 2723 days ago
Messiness is highly correlated with creativity. People greatly preferred convention in the tidy room and novelty in the messy room. [1]

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/opinion/sunday/its-not-me...

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Did you read the research paper?

> Three experiments tested the novel hypotheses that orderly environments lead people toward tradition and convention, whereas disorderly environments encourage breaking with tradition and convention—and that both settings can alter preferences, choice, and behavior

Drawing conclusions from a single research paper referenced from an _opinion_ piece correlating messiness to alterations in choice and behavior in no way discounts the benefits of a clutter-free environment.