Heat control for office behaviours?

The automatic thermostat for our electric frying pan is labelled self control.
If that could be plugged into our behaviours in the workplace, I wonder how often it would need to self adjust.
What behaviours in office life raise the heat?
Setting deadlines? Not getting recognition? Unreasonable expectations or demands? Dealing with difficult colleagues? Abrasive management style?
What cools things down?
Feeling appreciated? Getting recognition? Being kept informed? Getting meaningful feedback?
What raises your self control setting to red?
And what ensures an optimum position for effective working? You know that setting don't you? It's the one that's neither in the frying pan nor in the fire.
Continued success!

 

 

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Better looking at it than looking for it

We had some electricians at home recently.  They were fitting extra power points and  we talked about where the new sockets would be positioned.  That decided we also agreed that rather than remove some existing sockets we would leave them in place in case they were needed.  The electrician sparked something in my mind when he said, "Better looking at it than looking for it!"

That got me to thinking about applying that notion to working life; to office equipment in general and desktop organisation in particular.  How much time do we spend looking for one item or another that if it was close to hand might actually make us more time-effective?  Where do we keep that stuff?  On the desktop? In a drawer?  And if it is shared office equipment, are we quick to return it to where we got it?  That brings to mind another piece of homespun wisdom, "A place for everything and everything in its place?"

Question?
What items of office equipment do you think should be close to hand when you are working?  What do you think you are better looking at than looking for?