Don’t Forget to Declutter Your Mind
One of the things you notice
when you start decluttering is how so much of the clutter in your house
reflects the clutter in your mind. If you’re hanging onto to clothes that don’t
fit, or the ugly vase your mother gave you for Christmas or the exercise bike
you might get around to using, you don’t just have a problem with too much
stuff. You have a problem letting go. Chances are you’re also hanging onto a
whole bunch of bad feelings, ill-founded assumptions, old grievances and future
worries.
If it feels good to declutter
your house, it feels even better to declutter your mind. Here are some useful
expert tips to make some space in your mind.
1.
Use some meditation techniques
You don’t have to do the full sitting on a cushion in a darkened room thing to benefit from meditation techniques. If you’re feeling overwound, some simple breathing techniques can help you calm down and focus. For a few minutes, focus only on your breathing and nothing else. If your mind wanders or gets back into the worrying groove, you must put that aside and come back to focus on your breath.
2.
Write it down
It can help to write down
anything that’s on your mind. Once all those worries are down on paper, you can
prioritize them and work out a plan to deal with them. You can also assess them
to identify what’s essential and what isn’t. When you can see what’s important,
you can focus your energy and free up some of that mental space!
3.
Stay in the present
Brooding over the past and
worrying about the future take up a lot of space in your mind and achieve
precisely nothing. Let go of regret over past mistakes or resentment of past slights
and move on. Keep your focus on what you can influence right here, right now.
4.
Do one thing at a time
Multitasking is not only
overrated (it’s very inefficient), it also leads to greater anxiety,and you never do any one thing properly. Focus
on doing things methodically and thoroughly. As you finish one task, move onto
the next.
5.
Control all the incoming data
We talk about being available
24/7 and the 24-hour news cycle, but there is only one person who can control
that. You. You can choose to switch off your computer, smartphone,and tv and control the amount of data your brain is
trying to process.
To Your Online Success
Steven Morton-Founder of Marketing Mastermind Tips
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