1/8/2024 0 Comments Unclutter you mind memeDo NOT unsubscribe from spam you never signed up for, just mark as spam and delete. Report spam to your email provider so you hopefully get less of it. Unsubscribe to anything you accidentally subscribed to unless it adds value to you more than 50% of the time (this is a totally arbitrary number I made up. If this is happening to you train the offenders to either text you or call you.Ĭheck emails maybe twice a day and batch respond to everything that needs attention. There should be no information in an email that needs action within the next 24 hours. Email is not a phone call or text message. Before I did this I was checking my email every time I would hear that little dopamine inducing bling. The first and most important thing to do is turn off all push notifications of email from your phone. Here are a few things to get started on right away:Įmail has gone from being one of the greatest time savers in history to one of the greatest time wasters, and is probably an area in your life that could use some improvement. It is a framework to live your life in a way that brings more happiness and freedom, by getting rid of the useless and negative. Remember, decluttering is a life philosophy first. Non-material clutter can be more subtle and insidious, but is no less harmful. The material things are easy because they are seen. Eliminating unnecessary material things from your life is great, truly, but decluttering 2.0 is realizing there are many other things that are perhaps even more important to cull. You’ll be amazed at what manages to creep back into your mind, and how important it is to keep the mental roads clear.In a previous article I described my experiences with the Konmari method of decluttering. I like doing brain dumps once every quarter. Your mind is now a lot more efficient, having less to focus on, and your productivity should skyrocket. The rest of the items are to be released from your mind, which should be a lot easier to do now since you’ve written them down. Take 10 minutes and select a maximum of 10 items from your list that are within your control and that you would like to focus on for the next 90 days. Survey your list and check off the things that are within your control place an X next to those things you cannot control. (This is the brain dump part.) Be sure to cover all areas of your life: career, finance, health, friends and family, significant other/romance, personal growth, fun and recreation, and physical space. Take the next 15 minutes and write down every emotion, thought, idea, concern, desire, and need that you have. It could be as simple as replacing the outlet cover in your main bathroom or as complicated as remodeling your kitchen. This process should take 15 minutes, so move quickly. Survey each area of your home and office, identifying things that you would like to get done. With your trusted mechanical timer in hand, and a pen and pad in tow, here’s how you do your brain dump: Obviously, reading the book is not a priority for me. By the way, this book is about 1,500 pages long and I’ve had a copy since 2004! For now, I’ll just stick to watching the movie version (yet again). What could you accomplish in 90 days if you had a clear mind and laser-sharp focus? If I read 20 pages per day from the book The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, I would finally finish it.
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