Today’s blog has you doing an exercise in observation. Take a look at your surroundings. Go ahead. Stop reading for a second and think about it. What kind of condition is your car, office, home and life in? Are you neat and organized or does it like a tornado blew through and wreaked havoc on you and your stuff?
CLUTTER
Are are one of those people who has piles everywhere? If so, you probably know exactly what is in each pile. You also probably freak out if someone dares straighten, organize or moves your piles. Maybe not. Maybe you feel buried and have no clue how to even start climbing out from under your mess.
I absolutely abhor disorganization, clutter and piles! Everything has a place and there is a place for everything. I am a filer, not a piler. I have a hard time seeing things in disarray or not put in their proper place. Those of you who are like me wonder, why the clutter? Actually, clutter is the end result of procrastination. You’ll deal with it tomorrow, right?
TOMORROW
(noun)
A mystical land where 99% of all human productivity, motivation and achievement is stored. Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow? Ugh!
DE-CRAP
There are a few good reasons you might consider decluttering your life, your surroundings, prioritize and get organized.
You will find yourself with more space both mentally, emotionally and physically. Physical clutter can be mentally draining. Think about how much time you can save if you “de-crap” your life. Our stuff along with disorganization, costs precious time. There is a lot of wasted time maintaining, cleaning or looking for our stuff. Think about it. Do you really need and actually use all your stuff?
Decluttering doesn’t mean you have to get rid of everything you own. It simply suggests you do away with things that you don’t really need or use. See how it feels to take control over your life, your space and your time.
START SMALL
Start small. Try clearing out your e-mail box. Don’t let it pile up till you have 1000 unopened e-mails. Do a few each day and stay on top of it.
Try getting rid of unwanted apps or photos on your phone. They are just taking up limited space. See of you can organize your computer files and paper work. You’ll discover there is a huge amount of space that is being wasted.
Move on to your closet and drawers. I’ve read that we actually wear only about 20% of the things in our closet. The other 80% either doesn’t fit, we don’t like it as much as we used to or we forgot we had it.
FACEBOOK
Do you have hundreds of “friends” on Facebook? Do you accept a friend request from everyone who asks? Some of these people, you probably don’t even know! Do you spend hours reading nonsense from all 800 friends? It isn’t a bad idea to go through and purge those names who don’t necessarily have meaning in your life. Less can be more.
PROCRASTINATION
Hopefully, healthcare is not on your list of things to do tomorrow. In some cases, tomorrow can be too late.
If there is a test, exam or procedure that you have been putting off, make a commitment to yourself to make the call and get it scheduled.
Life is busy. Sometimes too busy. Don’t put yourself at the bottom of your “to do” list. Your health doesn’t give a rip about procrastination.
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