There was no need to do any housework at all. After four years the dirt doesn't get any worse. - Quentin Crisp 1968 The Naked Civil Servant. I seemed to remember that he also said in an interview that the more important or useful objects in his living area didn't get dust on them. I also remember an office tip about dealing with papers in your in-tray. Put a dot on each one you consider in your in-tray each time you process it. After awhile items you really should do something about will have lots of dots. You should probably archive them.