I had read about this many times but never took the initiative to actually try it. Cluttered surroundings, filled with things we might need and usually never need, is the source of much Anxiety. I have discovered this rather late in my life, realizing that my Desk, from where I am blogging right now, is totally clobbered. It is filled with things that I usually don’t need. They continue to occupy more space but serve very little purpose. I am prone to getting anxious without an accurate reason. Sometimes, the feeling just overcomes me in the most unexplained manner. One day, just by chance, I happened to pack away all the things, no matter how big or small into their respective places, freeing my desk space. The result was astonishingly positive. The next day, when I sat down to read and blog, it seemed that the usual anxiety had somewhat settled. Lesser things created a kind of placating effect, calming me, helping me concentrate better. Now, am trying to put this into effect for my life too, i.e. uncomplicating it by removing the clutter from my physical and psychological space.
- profile your desk or workspace for things you need daily, don't need often, and seldom used ones
- there is always room to do complementing activities like wiping the desk yourself
- cluttering is found among clothes too. Group and categorize formals, casuals, semi-formal
- decluttering is applicable to cars too where our automobiles bear the brunt of our laziness
- cleaner spaces that you achieve by cleaning around is like something you quickly accomplished
- this is not about habitual or OCD induced cleaning that is crazily methodical and repetitive
- decluttering is a real, psychiatrist and psychologist acknowledged anxiety management tool
- you can do this at home, work, play or in the parking lot too
- garages are like gold-dust if you are not finding sufficient ways to declutter your living space
- simplest things like a bit of splattered tiffin boxes on the desk can make your space seem chaotic
- sometimes, I mess-up the room a bit just to ensure there is a cleaning job the next day
- there have been times when I have decluttered the top of fridge or the tabletop as a means to warm-up for some free-hand squats and stretching
This is what I can conclude:
- unclutter to quickly get rid of anxiety, it really helps- profile your desk or workspace for things you need daily, don't need often, and seldom used ones
- there is always room to do complementing activities like wiping the desk yourself
- cluttering is found among clothes too. Group and categorize formals, casuals, semi-formal
- decluttering is applicable to cars too where our automobiles bear the brunt of our laziness
- cleaner spaces that you achieve by cleaning around is like something you quickly accomplished
- this is not about habitual or OCD induced cleaning that is crazily methodical and repetitive
- decluttering is a real, psychiatrist and psychologist acknowledged anxiety management tool
- you can do this at home, work, play or in the parking lot too
- garages are like gold-dust if you are not finding sufficient ways to declutter your living space
- simplest things like a bit of splattered tiffin boxes on the desk can make your space seem chaotic
- sometimes, I mess-up the room a bit just to ensure there is a cleaning job the next day
- there have been times when I have decluttered the top of fridge or the tabletop as a means to warm-up for some free-hand squats and stretching
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