Sunday Checklist: A Clean Desk for the Week Ahead

Sunday Checklist: A Clean Desk for the Week Ahead

A clean desk on Monday morning feels like a fresh start. The easiest way to keep your workspace calm all week is a simple Sunday reset—no deep cleaning, no big projects.

This checklist takes 15 minutes and makes your desk feel “new” again.

The Sunday Desk Reset (15-minute checklist)

1) Clear the surface (3 minutes)

  • Put anything random into a small box or pouch

  • Only leave what you truly use daily

✅ Goal: your desk looks spacious again.

2) Reset your “3 zones” (2 minutes)

Make sure your desk has clear zones:

  1. Work Zone — laptop/keyboard/mouse

  2. Tools Zone — charger, hub, notebook, pen

  3. Calm Zone — one simple object (plant, candle, coaster)

✅ If you can’t tell where things belong, clutter will return fast.

3) Fix your top 3 cables (4 minutes)

Don’t do “all cables.” Just the worst ones.

  • Pick the 3 most annoying cables

  • Route them along the desk edge

  • Bundle slack with a reusable tie

  • Add 1–2 cable clips to keep them from falling

✅ If a cable touches your hands, it needs a new path.

4) Clean the “touch points” (3 minutes)

Wipe the spots you touch every day:

  • keyboard area

  • mouse area

  • phone screen/stand

  • desk edge where your arms rest

✅ This makes your desk feel cleaner than wiping the whole thing.

5) Refill your “Daily Tools” pouch (2 minutes)

Keep your essentials ready for the week:

  • USB/USB-C adapter

  • short charging cable

  • pen + sticky notes

  • microfiber cloth

✅ Result: fewer small interruptions during the week.

6) Monday-ready power check (1 minute)

  • Plug your laptop/phone charger in the right spot

  • Make sure your hub is connected

  • Confirm your power strip area is tidy (one hidden “power zone”)

✅ Monday you = no scrambling.

Bonus: The “One Small Upgrade” rule

Each Sunday, choose one small improvement:

  • swap one long cable for a short one

  • add two cable clips

  • move your power strip into a hidden zone

  • label one cable

Small improvements compound fast.

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