Saturday, 20 May 2023

Why do I need to organize and declutter

 

 

As I sifted through the belongings of my deceased mother, I was struck with wonder and awe. Mom had always been a stickler for cleanliness, neatness and order but I had no clue that she was organized to such a degree.

Bank documents, receipts and bills, keys, knitting needles, a stack of school report cards that belong to my brother and me, letters and old photographs all neatly packed and labelled and placed in boxes, envelopes and cupboards. I ought to hang my head in shame! Yes, I am trying hard to practice what I preach. This a beautiful legacy that she has left me.

Why Should I Declutter?

·        Free, clean, decluttered spaces at home and work improve the quality of my life. Clutter leads to chaos, stress, procrastination and unproductivity. It interferes with my thought process and I just can’t give my best.

·        Both physical and digital clutter makes it harder to find things leaving me feeling disorganized, frustrated and decreasing my productivity.

·        Decluttering my home gives me the space I need to function effectively and creates an organized and stress-free environment to live and work.  

·        As a content creator, I cannot afford to waste time searching for physical or digital items. Clutter will simply cause me to miss deadlines, lose stuff and work longer hours. I need to create in clean and uncluttered space and organize my stuff. More often than not, only when I am in the clean and clear will I be able to focus and produce engaging content.

 Hence, I need to ‘keep/donate/throw out stuff. I also would need to clear out mental clutter if I am to create quality content. If my mind is filled with useless negatives with regard to people and thoughts, I wouldn’t be able to produce a single positive thought.

Decluttering will fill me with some kind of calm and peace. It is definitely therapeutic and cathartic.  

 

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2 comments:

  1. You are right. Clutter stops your creativity and blocks your ideas.

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  2. I'm a stickler for orderliness too. I have all my belongings and documents in absolute order.

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