Increase Productivity by Staying Clutter-Free

When I recently reflected back on the 11+ years that I have been working full-time as a professional organizer and the two to three years that I have been writing regularly about my organizing experiences and lessons I’ve learned, I realized that there are two areas of the organizing process that I enjoy most: clutter clearing and helping people get things done.

I am both very sensitive to energy and visually oriented, therefore I am very affected by the negative effects of clutter. And, I’m a task-oriented person. I like to get things done, finished, settled, decided. So, it makes sense that clutter clearing and getting things done would be my primary areas of interest.

After I pinpointed my primary organizing interests I began to think about the connection between clutter clearing and getting things done. Here are some of my thoughts:

1. Clutter is a physical block to getting things done. The negative energy of clutter blocks both the thinking and the inclination to get things done.  
2. Clearing clutter makes it possible to see what needs to bedone and frees energy to make taking action possible. 
3. When clutter has been cleared it is easier to plan what needs to be done and to problem-solve how to get things done.
4. Some clutter is the physical evidence of tasks that have not been done. For example you might leave the paint can and brush out in a room to remind you to touch up a painted surface.
5. Unfinished projects can have the same negative energy as clutter.
6. Getting things done reduces clutter.

Clearly clearing clutter and getting things done are intertwined! Go clear some clutter today and make it easier to get things done!

Conclusions:

• If people made a commitment to keeping their spaces clutter free, they would be more productive. 
• If people were more productive, there would be less clutter.

Debbie Bowie's Feng Shui