I want/need desk.
My routine is to put laptop on and phone/appliance charger on the desk. Plug the phone, ipod, tablet, watch, and noise canceling headphones to recharge.
I drop the religious material in a trash can, brochures etc... go to drawer.
I usually live out of a suitcase and rarely use drawers or closet. Unless I go diving, then closet gets full of hanging/drying dive gear with towels underneath (I ask for extra towels).