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Reduce the Mental Clutter

Posted by Admin on November 10th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

It’s no secret that clutter gets in the way and reduces creativity and productivity. A basic tenet of any organizational plan is to reduce clutter. There are two types of clutter…physical and mental. Physical clutter speaks for itself and I plan to devote a fair amount of attention to this in future entries…today I want to focus on mental clutter. We can’t see mental clutter…but the results can be every bit as destructive as physical clutter.

Have you ever felt paralyzed because of feeling overwhelmed by too many details or bits of information to remember? Here’s the key to avoiding these feelings…write everything down!

Some people use a calendar…others a palm pilot…others a housekeeping journal…whatever works for you, this is the key to reducing mental clutter. The second part of this system is to take this system with you wherever you go. This is where you write down every piece of information that you need to remember. In so doing, you free your mind of having to keep these things in your short term memory.

Create a routine that works for you where you review your system to make sure that the important things are taken care of daily.

Once you have this system in place, go through and take a load off of your mind. Sit down and think through any appointments, meetings, or other important items that have been put off. Once these things are entered into your system, you can free your mind of them. Then tackle scheduling what needs to be scheduled…but don’t overwhelm yourself. Take a bit at a time until everything is taken care of. Once all of these items are scheduled into your system, you can stop worrying about them.

Be sure to take the time to cross off the items as you accomplish them. This is the best part! So rewarding!

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