1073: How to Cut Clutter and Distraction from Your Life with Shira Gill

Over 80% of people experience stress and anxiety directly linked to physical clutter. If you think about being in a cluttered room, every single item in that room is something that our brain has to process. So when you walk into that empty room, there's almost nothing for your brain to process, which means your brain actually gets a break, which feels like relief and ease. And who doesn't want more of that? When we think about organizing, we think about it wrong.

I didn't need to organize more. I needed to edit and declutter and be really thoughtful about assessing what are my tools so that I can do my job. That's Sheba Gill. She's a world-renowned organizing expert and the best-selling author of three books. Her latest, Life Styled, helps readers build a more organized and intentional life using the principles of minimalism.

So you'll learn one, the hidden costs of clutter, two, why organizing tools won't help you, and what will. And three, the easiest way to make your space feel less overwhelming. And if you want a quick summary write-up of these actionable takeaways, I recommend you mosey on over to awesometyourjob.com and sign up for the free gold nugget email newsletter. We call these the gold nuggets at awesomeetyourjob.com. And when you sign up, you also unlock the vault, the archive of all 1,073 such summary write-ups.

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