“Thomas Gordon, founder of P.E.T. (Parent Effectiveness Training), observed that when children are behaving in a way that interferes with your ability to meet your needs, shouting direct orders to them doesn't work very well. So, he advised sending I messages. That is, a better alternative to, Your room is a disaster area-clean it up this minute, would be something like, I get embarrassed when Mrs. Johnson is visiting and sees your room looking this messy, so I need you to clean it up.” WayNeedsWellsChildrenWould BeOrderParentAbilityRoomsMinutesMessagesTrainingAreasDirectCleanDisasterAlternativesHuman ConditionFoundersInterfereEmbarrassedNeed YouEffectivenessJohnsonMessyVisitingShoutingI Need YouYour Room Author:Ben Yagoda
“There's a picture of my dorm room in the college yearbook as the most messy, most disgusting room on the Harvard campus, where I was an undergraduate.” RoomsCollegeDisgustingMessyHarvardCampusUndergraduateDormsYearbookDorm Rooms Author:Brian Greene
“To be creative, first I need to be really organized. If my apartment's messy I need to clean it. It's like before you start doing your homework or studying for a test, you have to have a clean room.” IfsNeedsFirstsRoomsCreativeStudyTestsCleanOrganizedApartmentBe CreativeMessyHomework Author:Demetri Martin
“It's good to leave your room super-messy when you're away. Whoever tries to break into your room will thought it has already been ransacked.” TryingRoomsBreakMessyYour Room Author:Douglas Adams
“My workspace is a white room with a big computer monitor and a light box. It can be very messy. Sometimes I get into trouble with my husband for that. Then I run around like a lunatic cleaning up and creating the appearance of order.” SometimesBigsLightRunningOrderWhiteRoomsTroubleHusbandComputerCreatingBoxesAppearanceMy HusbandCleaningMessyLunaticCleaning UpWorkspace Author:Catherine Martin
“This is what makes science so hard, and ultimately so fun. Think of the limits of what we know as a great suite of rooms inhabited by vast numbers of incredibly busy, incredibly messy, nearsighted people, all of whom are eccentric recluses.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHardFunRoomsNumbersLimitsBusyMessyEccentricRecluse Author:Alexei Panshin