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5 Reasons You Pile Things and How You Can Stop

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Excavating Piles A while back I excavated one of my (many) piles to get a sense of exactly what ends up in my piles and why I was making piles. From a single pile that had been sitting on my bedroom floor for several months, there were approximately 70 (!) items: sticky notes magazines paint chips for a project mail old math manipulatives a spare button packet receipts recipes file folders notes and (strangely) old lenses from my glasses I actually listed … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons You Pile Things and How You Can Stop

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Procrastination Remedies: Fear of Letting Go

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This is the seventh and final post in a series on procrastination remedies. In the previous post, I talked about what we can do when we procrastinate because we think we suck at something. Today we take a look at fear. There are two kinds of fears that come up when it comes to organizing: fear about our identity and fear of letting go. Sometimes we have trouble separating the objects from the people. We get overwhelmed by the sentimental clutter because we think of the object as being the … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: Fear of Letting Go

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Procrastination Remedies: I Suck at This

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This is the sixth post in a series on procrastination remedies. In the previous post I talked about what to do when you feel overwhelmed because your system is broken. In this post we’re going to look at what we can do when we procrastinate because we think we are terrible at doing the task. I have definitely been there with housework: frankly, I suck at keeping things out of piles. My natural inclination is to sweep the remains of the latest activity into a pile. Then I add another layer … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: I Suck at This

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Procrastination Remedies: It’s Going to Take Too Long

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Yesterday I started a series on remedies for procrastination. First up was how to stop procrastinating because the job is too boring. Today we talk about solutions for procrastination because we feel overwhelmed about how long things take. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed because we think it will take f-o-r-e-v-e-r to do something. I get it: I whine (to myself) about this, too. The thing is, most of us are pretty bad at estimating time. Time Yourself One thing that can help improve your … [Read more...] about Procrastination Remedies: It’s Going to Take Too Long

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The Problems Clutter Causes

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Clutter causes many problems. The most obvious problem is that there is no space! When your house is stuffed full of things, there is no room for you to work on anything. You feel cramped and crowded. Every time you want to eat a meal, you have to clear piles off the table. When you want to go to bed you are forced to relocate the laundry. Dishes must be bulldozed to the side when you need to cut vegetables. Papers pile up when you need the desk to pay bills. And so it goes. Here are 10 … [Read more...] about The Problems Clutter Causes

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Procrastination: Why We Put Things Off

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We’re all guilty of this from time to time: procrastination. When it comes to decluttering, organizing, cleaning and making our home work, why do we so often put things off? Let’s zoom in on the sources of procrastination. I want you to picture in your head that room or task—you know the one I’m talking about. Now what kind of thoughts pop into your head? It’s boring Does tackling that project seem boring, like you’ve got a million other things you’d rather be doing? That’s what comes to … [Read more...] about Procrastination: Why We Put Things Off

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