My cousin called my folder system chaotic and I actually listened

He saw my desktop with 47 icons and said 'how do you find anything in 5 seconds?' so I switched to a nested folder structure with dates and project names, now I actually open files faster than I used to search for them. Has anyone else had that moment where someone's blunt comment made you reorganize everything?

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william_torres8d ago

Has anyone else had that moment where a casual comment just clicks and you realize they're right? I had a similar wake-up call when a coworker pointed out my file naming was inconsistent and it drove them crazy. Sometimes the simplest feedback makes the biggest difference in how you work.

abbyg607d ago

Wait, file naming drove them crazy? Like full on crazy or just annoyed? That's wild to me because I never even think about file names, I just throw stuff in folders and hope for the best. My husband tried to tell me my method was chaotic and I got defensive, but hearing it from a coworker really puts it in perspective. Maybe I should actually listen next time someone mentions a quirk I have instead of getting all huffy about it. Now I'm wondering what else I do that secretly bugs people.