No idea whether it’s their reason, but anecdotally I’ve found it has a few benefits. If coordinated properly it’s significantly easier to train new(er) staff, it improves cross-organisational understanding to overhear other departments’ conversations either at desks or in break rooms, and it stops people becoming isolated pockets of knowledge and culture because they only ever see or interact with the same one or two people.
Given the context of the article, the alternative suggestion isn’t “set up your own server” but “use software that doesn’t require a server”, which sidesteps most of that list.
That point about how sensory processing issues can affect your health is so on point, I had no idea how much of my general anxiety was caused just by the world being too loud and bright. Earplugs and sunglasses worked instantly where 5 different medications failed to do anything.
If you already have an ADHD diagnosis, there probably is no point seeking an autism diagnosis. Being that there’s no medical treatment, and what disability protections there are would be covered by the ADHD diagnosis, I suspect you’d be best off trying coping techniques on your own. Which is mercifully quite easy to do.
The biggest game-changer for me was considering that I might actually have sensory sensitivities. I always assumed I didn’t have many, if any, but it turns out a huge chunk of my day-to-day anxiety was due to light and sound overstimulation.
If it’s something I can fix myself, fix it. If it’s just reaching end-of-life I start looking for a new (or new-to-me) one and look a bit shabby until I find it.
Ties I would probably have more than one if I needed any; they feel more like a clothing item where the duplicates allow time to wash and dry (or dryclean? I have no idea how to care for a tie).
A good leather belt can easily last a decade, even a cheap PU “leather” one can last a year in a shabby state, which is fine with me while I slow-shop for a replacement. But if your lifestyle would make it more likely to get damaged and need frequent replacing, a backup so you’re not left without makes more sense than taking that risk.
Storing things as close as possible to where they are used, and in a way that is very easy to put away even if that makes it more difficult to get out.
Strategic duplicates when something is used in multiple places (e.g. pens and pencils both in the home office for work use and the livingroom for tabletop RPGs).
Only having one option when I don’t need the strategic duplicates, so there’s no decision-making required (e.g. one handbag, one belt, one backpack).
I just wish they didn’t make them so big. I’m about ready to give up on my Fairphone 3 and order a Zenfone 10, and the 4 is even bigger than the 3.
Watching it at 1.5 speed helped immensely.