And now for something completely different

The other week I got a bit fed up with the constant mess around here. Well, maybe not fed up, but I'd been thinking about why and whether it's a good thing to pick up after yourself. Not seeing a lot of neatness around here gave me the idea to think about it, is all. Y'see, a lot of what people do they do because they're constitutionally inclined to be that way, and then they make up reasons to justify being that way. I wanted to find out whether I actually had a rational basis for being neat and wasn't just following my psychological inclinations. So I made a list. Take a look at it. Maybe I left something out; maybe something in the list seems completely bogus to you. Either way, I invite your comments. (I should add that I'm under no illusions that reading this list will actually motivate anyone to be neater if they don't already want to be neater.) Why put things away

1. It looks better. Whenever you see something neat and clean, it gives pleasure. When you see a mess, it nags your conscience, or at least offends your good taste a bit.
2. It's safer. Objects in unexpected places can be tripping hazards, for instance.
3. It's safer for the object. It won't get tossed out or stepped on and broken.
4. It saves time. You don't waste time hunting around for things that aren't where they're supposed to be.
5. It's less frustrating. You always know where to look for something.
6. It promotes harmony. Others know where to find the object, too, so they're happy and they don't get frustrated when it's not there.
7. It promotes harmony. Others don't blame you for losing something if you always put it away.
8. It's comforting. You always know where to find something, and this is a secure feeling.
9. It's cheaper. You won't go buy another if you always can find the one.
10. It's a good testimony. When others see that you take care of your things, they decide that you are responsible and trustworthy.
11. It keeps authority figures off your back. No one will be after you to clean up.
12. It takes just as long to put it away later as it does to do it right away; but if you put it away right away, you spend more time without the task hanging over your head, and you get all the other benefits of it being put away besides.
13. It's good discipline. The exercise of putting things away develops a mental skill that gives you strength against procrastination.
14. It's courteous. If you put it away, you won't force someone else to pick up after you.
15. It's less work. For example, putting a dirty dish on the counter, then later putting the dish in the dishwasher is more work than putting the dish straight into the dishwasher.

So. Whaddya think?