Hmmm.... Let me test a theory. I suggest that one's computer desktop reflects one's physical desktop; that someone like you (and me ;-)) has a disorderly computer desktop cluttered with icons to the point of uselessness.
I've adopted the phrase 'filing by piling' to describe the physical chaos. On the computer, I gave up and disable display of anything on the desktop (which I never see anyway for the clutter of open windows).
So...does your computer space match your house?

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