People with messy rooms tend to be more creative. I consider myself a creative person, and my room is always a disaster. My mom has been yelling and nagging at me for years to tidy up, but even when I do, it doesn’t take long for my room to transform back into a mess.
Part of the reason creative people have messy rooms is because they’re so busy thinking. I can never seem to turn my brain off, and when I try to clean, I end up running back to my laptop to write down a new story idea or grabbing my camera and going outside. A creative mind is always running, trying to come up with as many ideas as it can. There’s no time to be clean and organized when you’re trying to write down ideas or make them happen. A reason why my room is messy is because I tend to throw down what I was working on wherever there’s room and hurry to my next project.
Messy rooms can also help come up with new ideas. Sometimes the brain just needs a change of scenery, and when you have a messy room, there’s always something new the brain can focus on. In a clean room, it’s hard to come up with new ideas when you’ve been staring at the same desk or bed for hours. When I was in high school, my English teacher always gave us the option of going out into the hall or even another classroom while we were writing. If she wanted us to write about something specific, like the outdoors, she would take us out of the classroom so we could write in a different environment. Doing this gave us new ideas to use in our works. A messy room on it’s own just has so much to look a, it can have the same affect.
A creative mind can also get distracted easily. Whenever I try to clean, I always find old notebooks filled with stories, and I end up reading them for the rest of the day. I may also find things I’ve forgotten about, like old trinkets and such, and they steal my attention away for the day. Memories help me create new ideas, which is why it’s hard for me to clean and put my old things away. When I try, I get distracted like I said. When your mind is always moving, it’s hard to focus on something boring like cleaning. Creativity is fun, which is why fun things always distract my brain.
Sometimes I feel really bad that my room isn’t clean, but I forget all about it when I begin to create things and come up with new ideas. So if you feel bad for having a messy room, don’t worry. It’s just because you’re creative, and creativity is a wonderful thing. If you still feel bad, remember that you’re not alone. Albert Einstein was actually known for his messy desk, and half the time he didn’t even care if his clothes matched. All in all, a messy room isn’t anything to be ashamed of. Although, you should still listen to your mom if she tells you to clean.
