Successful people who have messy desks

I used to keep a messy desk. Papers and stuff. But I had a coworker who liked to hide half-eaten candy in her files for later. The day a waterbug came from her little space and ran into the paperwork all over my desk was the day I developed instantaneous organization skills.

And my parents want me to clean my desk

correlation does not equal causation

That's not mark Zuckerbergs desk...I've seen his desk. It's quite neat and situated away from other workers.