I am doing this thing I heard about from Nathan Robertson (*), where I tidy up my shop at the end of every day, including the things I am working on and the tools I was using. I started doing that in my forging shop, and managed to keep doing that. And it's proven to be very enjoyable to be able to start work in a clean shop.

So now I tidied up my inside shop as well, and managed to keep it like that. Every time I stop for the day, I put back everything I was using, neatly store the projects I was working on, clean the benches, and turn out the lights. Granted, to get my shop cleaned up, took quite some work. And whenever I quit work, it takes 10 minutes to quickly tidy up the place.

I used to be one of those guys with a shop that always looked like an industrial accident in a hardware store, but I've changed my opinion. There is something very satisfying and soothing about starting every day in a clean place, with an empty bench.

(*) I think it was Nathan who got me on to this, but I could be wrong and I picked it up in a discussion on his FB page.