{"id":42,"date":"2013-08-24T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=42"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:10:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:10:22","slug":"irritable_desk_syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/irritable_desk_syndrome","title":{"rendered":"Irritable Desk Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

It could be time to give your desk<\/a> a health check. Is it cluttered, dirty, or disorganized?<\/p>\n

If so, you could be suffering from Irritable Desk Syndrome, which can actually affect your health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

While not a medical condition, Irritable Desk Syndrome was identified back in 2004 as a threat to employees’ health by computer monitor manufacturers NEC-Mitsubishi.<\/p>\n

A survey showed that 40 per cent of workers were frustrated about the clutter on their desks, but lacked the motivation to clean it up.<\/p>\n

An untidy desk is often linked to long working hours and poor posture, so tackle all three problems if you can. It’s believed IDS leads to chronic pain, poor productivity and reduced job prospects.<\/p>\n

Here are some tips to avoid IDS:<\/p>\n