Maybe you've heard that an untidy desk is the sign of a creative mind. perhaps this is the very excuse you use for living with untidiness. But clutter is actually bad for your brain! It can make you feel anxious and overwhelmed. If clutter is all around you. Your brain gets overstimulated as it tries to figure out if there is something meaningful in the mess. Because you brain is attending to the ninety-two things in the background, it can't focus on the task at hand. Clutter signals that there is work to do, making it difficult to relax. Clutter can also create stress when you misplace something and have to dig around to find it.
Keep in mind that I am not talking about hoarding here, which is a distinct mental health problem. I am just talking about the general untidiness that comes from having a busy life and real recognition of how stressful clutter actually is. Here are some very simple steps you can take to clear the clutter and your mind:
- Close doors. If you can't see it, your brain will stop worrying about it. Use cabinets, boxes and drawers to hide the clutter.
- Get in the habit of putting things back where they belong.
- Enlist a friends to help you declutter. They'll be more ruthless about your stuff than you are.
- Don't try to do too much at once. Clearing clutter is a decision making process, and the more you decide, the worse you judgment gets.
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