I have a rule about how to not get mugged: it's called ABR, and it stands for Always Be Running. If you are running, it is my belief that muggers will say "oh, that dude is running" and will decline to mug you.

Being at your desk is different. You probably won't be mugged, but you might be disorganized instead. In this case, the best advice one can give is ABK, Always Be Knolling.

Knolling is the process of arranging like objects in parallel or at 90-degree angles. You have seen this and been impressed by it, but maybe you didn't know it had a name.

I will strongly assert that it is a highlight of Wes Anderson movies until I am proven otherwise.

from Willow & Bloom

from Tobias Bergdahl

Maybe you want a whole tumblr on knolling

The term "knolling" was coined by Frank Gehry's janitor, Andrew Kromelow, because he saw the everyhing-at-right-angles arrangement as similar to Knoll furniture. The sculptor Tom Sachs took this to the Next Level and coined ABK as one of 10 rules of his shop.

If you promise to knoll your desk when you're done, you can watch the video below.

You can see all of Tom Sachs' 10 Bullets here.