Decluttering—or better organizing your life—can do wonders not only for your productivity but also for your overall sense of well-being. Improving the aesthetics of your space is proven to have positive effects on mental health. On a purely practical level, the ability to find what you need when you need it helps you more effectively live your life. Though it may not seem immediately obvious, clutter can have a huge drag on your life. An environment in disarray makes it harder to find things and focus your thoughts. It stands to reason that learning how to declutter your life can significantly help you cope in other areas. Many of us struggle with getting rid of things. You don’t have to have been born with this ability naturally.When absolutely no item-tossing-out decisions need to be made, make a list of the things you do consider to be important and worth holding on to. This could be anything that you think deserves keeping. Next time you come across something you think might be worth throwing out or giving away, go over your list. If you don’t see it on there, you might be able to get rid of it .It is easier to know that you’ve already decided this isn’t something worth holding on to or cluttering your life with. There is nothing wrong with setting goals. Goals give you focus, aid in motivation, and allow you to measure your progress. However, targets are only possible if you’ve established a small number of specific goals and objectives. Review your goals to make sure that they’re not too broad or unrealistic. From there, develop an action plan on how you’ll follow through with them. Write all of your steps if you need to do that.
Important needs in present day life: Your digital surroundings—desktops, laptops, phones, and personal devices—are just as much a part of your life as your home, and just as ripe for decluttering. Unsorted files, duplicates, and other virtual paperwork all sprawl across your digital workspaces if you don’t tidy up every so often. Address this by sorting your desktop into an organized system: categorize files, delete duplicates, perform regular backups, and so on. “Clean out” any apps on your phone that you haven’t used in a while, and similarly delete outdated backups of files and photos. We all have a tendency to collect things of sentimental value. It can be hard to let go of these items, but as time goes on, the mementos pile up and clutter our lives. Learning how to let some of those items go—despite your emotional attachment—is an important step on the journey to declutter your life. A few easy tips can help you decide what stays and what goes.
• You don’t have to get rid of everything. The key to letting go is knowing which items have a deeper meaning to you, and which are here because of habit.
• Let go of the easiest things first, and save the harder choices for later in the process. It may turn out that you don’t need to get rid of as much as you anticipated.
• Ask yourself the reason behind keeping any given item. Those with genuinely sentimental value should have a higher priority than those kept for purely materialistic reasons.
Live easier with less clutter: Decluttering your life can feel like a colossal task, but a few small steps can make it more manageable. The key is to keep up with your cleaning and decluttering. Continue making regular steps towards your goal and in the process you will establish good habits that will help you stay organized in the future. Make these guidelines your tools and execute them—you will be able to find what you need and when you need it, improving your outlook, your mental health and most importantly the look of your life. Let us organize your work and declutter your life with every NOT.
(Author is working as a teacher Govt. High School Brakpora Anantnag . The views, opinions, facts, assumptions, presumptions and conclusions expressed in this article are those of the authors and aren’t necessarily in accord with the views of “Kashmir Horizon”.)
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