Stay focused to get rid of clutter!
Focus is extremely important to being successful in many areas of our lives. Unfortunately, it is something that is becoming difficult to deal with as time goes on. How many of us find more and more distractions as time goes on? You may not realize that staying focused is also important for getting rid of clutter and working toward the goal of living an orderly life.
When we want to finish a report at work, write a paper for school, or write an email to a friend, we usually make sure to do that, to get it right and to make sure we finish the task at hand. . Cleanliness is no less important! The last thing you want to do is start your clutter, lose focus, and realize two hours later that you’ve been reading old magazines reading articles from years ago!
A good way to deal with staying focused is to remind yourself, before you even start, to stick to the job at hand. In your mind, review the area to be cleared and follow the process. Remember that this is what you want to do and everything else can wait a while while you make your life better by eliminating clutter. If you are going to work cleaning, then work cleaning and nothing else. Don’t get distracted by talking on the phone or reading a book. If you know you’re going to have interruptions, do your best to create a smaller window of time where you can safely ignore those distractions and deal with them later. Even if this is only 10 or 15 minutes at a time, you’ll be much more productive and less likely to end up where you started!
What this doesn’t mean is that you can’t look at those magazines we mentioned earlier. If you really want to look at them, or flip through those old photos, or maybe check out your previous collection you just discovered, set them aside and do so after you’ve accomplished your main goal of decluttering your area. Not only will you be able to enjoy the items you’ve reserved, but you’ll be able to do so knowing you accomplished what you set out to do: ordered success!
Do you have any tips, suggestions or great ideas to stay motivated and focused? Share your ideas and help out a fellow cleaner!