This organizer can mount on a wall if need be or stand upright on your desk with a much slimmer profile, saving you desperately needed space.

5. Lyniceshop 6” Magnetic Levitation Floating Globe – Buy Now

Another maglev globe for your desk, though this one is a bit more expensive. Still, this one is worth the investment with its sleek design and 6-inch globe.

6. AmazonBasics Security Safe Box – Buy Now 

Sometimes you might be working on something you need to keep confidential, or maybe you need a place to put your Nintendo Switch whenever the boss stops by. Just like the ones you’ll find in just about every hotel room now, these can easily be mounted underneath your desk and out of sight.

7. Mustard Magnetic Paper Clip Holder – Buy Now

It’s an office, so there will be lots of paper clips. Everyone’s got some usually magnetized way of keeping them handy but secure. You’re going to get one anyway, so you might as well get one with Einstein sticking out his tongue.

8. Newtons Cradle Magnetic Balls – Buy Now

The classic desk toy, Newton’s Cradles, is the most well-known and popular desk toy out there. Just swing one to four of the spheres at a time and watch them clack-clack away.

9. Original Desk Potato – Buy Now

If space is at a premium, you might need to move your mouse around a few dozen times a day. The so-called desk potato moves your mouse off your desk, freeing up the much-needed room, and tucks it away when unused.

10. Floating Bucket Pen and Pencil Holder – Buy Now

We all have pencil and pen holders, but the floating bucket holder is a bit of visual interest that can break up the monotony of any office space.

11. AmazonBasics Under Desk Foot Rest – Buy Now

If you are sitting at a desk for any time, you can probably appreciate this. Using a footrest under your desk can help make you feel at least somewhat more comfortable while working at a desk for long stretches.

12. Blomus 63188 6-1/4-Inch Teastick – Buy Now

Most offices have hot water somewhere that you can use to make instant coffee or tea. Just load up the Teastick with loose tea leaves and let it sit in hot water, steeping a nice cup of tea at your desk.

13. Miklan USB Mini-Humidifier – Buy Now

Sometimes office climates are a significant issue for people. Many women who wear skirts to the office can tell you all about how freezing an office can be when the climate is designed to keep men in wool suits from getting too hot. Humidity is the same for many people, so this mini-humidifier at your desk can make it more bearable.

14. Mini Wooden Desktop Bowling Game – Buy Now

Sometimes, nothing is more satisfying than a momentary distraction from a stressful day. This classic wooden toy can be enjoyed anywhere, but it’s perfectly sized to keep at your desk to quickly set up and bowl a few quick frames amid an office crisis.

15. 6 IN 1 Pen Multitool – Buy Now

Not a complete multitool, this one can slip right into your floating bucket pen and pencil holder when you need a quick straight-edge, ruler or a mini-screwdriver.

16. ARCTIC Breeze Mobile Mini USB Desktop Fan with Flexible Neck – Buy Now

If you find the clock face fan too distracting, this simple USB fan is discrete and effective at helping you keep cool in a pinch.

17. Credit Card Knife Wallet Tool – Buy Now

Another useful multitool that you can squeeze into the card slots of a wallet (though they’ll probably stretch out a bit). Tweezers, a pick, a can opener, and a serrated blade make it an all-around helpful tool to have handy in any circumstance.

18. Suck UK Stress Ball Paul – Buy Now

With two different silicone products, a stress-relief squeeze figure and a silicone pen-holder-and-stabbing-victim, either will be helpful in the office while making things a little more colorful–if a little bit morbid.

19. 3-Speed Rechargeable Small Personal Fan – Buy Now

Trick your boss into thinking you drink on the job, and when you get hauled into HR, make them all look like fools with this 3-speed desk fan.

20. WESTONETEK Classic 3D Art Sculpture Plastic Pin Art – Buy Now

The prized possession of every kid at one point in their life, this 3D pin sculpture doesn’t use old metal pins but uses plastic instead. Plus, if you quit your job and are determined to burn your bridges on the way out, you can always leave an obscene hand gesture behind at your desk for your boss to find.

21. EASTHILL Big Capacity Pencil and Drafting Tool Case – Buy Now

Assuming you are a good employee and they let you out of the office occasionally to work in the field, you may need to take some drafting tools with you. This carrying case can help keep things organized while not making you look like a child on his first day of kindergarten.

22. NTONPOWER 3 Outlets 3 USB Portable Desktop Charging Station – Buy Now

Old power strips used to have a couple of outlets and a garish orange switch. It’s 2019! Upgrade to a power strip with USB ports to charge your phone, tablet, or other USB-powered devices like the fans on this list.

23. Useless Box – Buy Now

Turn the box on with the flip of the switch, and a hand will pop out of the box to flip the switch back off. The box lives up to its name. If you can order office supplies on the company account and do everything you can to get fired, order one for everybody in the office, including two for your boss. Mischief managed.

24. AmazonBasics 15-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper – Buy Now

If you ordered a bunch of Useless Boxes for the office, and it’s a Friday morning, chances are good security will come by to escort you out after you’re fired. Get started by destroying all of your documents and CDs of burned movies or video games that you won’t need to take with you. Save your back the strain because now that you’re unemployed, all you have is your health.

25. Premium Memory Foam Foot Hammock – Buy Now

I you still have a job after all that, you might be in luck and flying too low to be picked up on the boss’s radar. Whether you turn over a new leaf and stick it out at your current gig, you can still put your feet up while at your desk. This under-the-desk foot hammock takes the footrest to its natural conclusion and goes all-in on comfort while you’re working or pretending to work.

26. ATD Creative Sand Pendulum Sand Painting – Buy Now

Sand pendulums are pretty old, but that hasn’t stopped them from being cool and visually exciting desk gadgets. Just be careful not to knock it over and get sand everywhere.

27. Akro-Mils Hardware and Craft Cabinet – Buy Now

Sometimes the office is a bit more like a workshop than anything else. Depending on your work, it isn’t unusual to have to build a prototype or model of some design you’re working on. In that case, organizing the pieces you need to build them is very important, and this 44-drawer organizer can help keep everything in its place for when you need it.

28. Heavy Duty Staple Remover Tool – Buy Now

The standard stapler remover in most offices is good for standard staples, but if your work is more hands-on, you’ll probably come across some heavy-duty industrial staples. Use the right tool for the job with this industrial strength stapler remover.

29. ONDY Plier-Style Heavy Duty Hand Held 20-Sheet Stapler – Buy Now

Speaking of heavy-duty staples, the standard stapler is suitable for a couple of pages, and the monster stapler with the pump handle can bind entire books together, but sometimes you need something in between. This is that stapler that easily binds together 20-page reports.

30. HOMAID 24-in-1 Plier Multitool – Buy Now

This kind of multitool comes in handy in just about every situation. With 24 tools, there is very little that you can’t do in the field or the office with this multitool.

31. RoomyRoc Mobile Laptop Desk – Buy Now

Sometimes you’re working with a laptop in a lab or shop, going between a project and technical materials, or video conferencing with collaborators. This mobile laptop desk is adjustable to the position you need while being mobile enough to make sure it’s where you need it when you need it.

32. Proportional Scale Divider Drawing Tool – Buy Now

Drawing tools like these are usually pretty expensive, and this tool might not have the more expensive ones’ level of precision. Still, if you need something quick for a quick sketch of a design, this tool will do the job without breaking the bank or making you look like you’re in a high school geometry class. 

33. Smart Wi-Fi Mini Projector – Buy Now

If you have work on a laptop with a lot of finer details that make it harder to see on a 13- or 15-inch screen, projecting it onto a larger surface like a whiteboard or even just a wall can make a huge difference. This Wi-Fi mini-projector is powerful enough to get the job done while being small and portable enough to take with you when your work takes you out of the office.

34. Sunnytech Steel Balance Plane Desk Gadget – Buy Now

Finally, what’s not to love about using the physics of counterweight to make a biplane fly around on your desk? Give the counterweight a push and zone out for a bit of a project that hard hat is frying your brain. The distraction this desk toy provides might give you the inspiration you’ve been looking for.