Decluttering Your Life

As much as we hate it, we have clutter everywhere -- the house, office, workspace, garage, and any place that you inhabit to some degree. Our things, sometimes stuff we don’t even own, are in places that they shouldn’t be in. Every time we scan our eyes around the area, there would be so much stuff in our line of vision that it would be difficult to focus on a single thing. 

This kind of clutter is not only present in our physical space but it’s also in our mental state. We have so much running through our minds on a daily basis. From worrying about the laundry and your mother’s next birthday to emailing clients and organizing paperwork. 

Decluttering both your physical and mental space will inspire a calm, motivated mindset. Clutter, whether mental or physical, creates a fog inside our heads that blurs our sight. When our vision gets tampered with, it becomes difficult to focus especially on heavy tasks that require your undivided attention. On the physical level, you would have to start organizing your things and place them in the appropriate areas around your house or office. Mentally decluttering requires more than just physical exertion. You would have to relieve the mental stress building up in your head from keeping track of all the items and dates you must remember. There are three tips that can help you reclaim your focus and clear the fog in your head: create a to-do list, purge your workspace, and declutter your life. 

Like with any muscle, you need to show up and do the work to make your ability to focus grow. If you catch yourself slipping, get back up and keep pushing forward. It’s difficult now, but with time it will eventually get easier as you get better at it. Without the unnecessary clutter hindering your progress, your energy will have nowhere to go but to where it should be.