Fight stiffness in your neck, back, chest, arms and shoulders with five minutes of stretching you can do right at your desk.

Granted, achieving balance on any ephemeral level is largely the emergent property, or effect, of getting one’s life sorted out. And sometimes getting your life sorted out is getting your desk in order. Let’s face it. Oftentimes sitting down to meditate is just escapism. While it’s certainly important to have some quiet time and stillness in life, productivity and organization are also virtues. For some inspiration and solid advice, lay your eyes upon this brilliant Flickr photoset, Getting Things Done With Index Cards 2.0.