What's all this clutter, you ask? Why, it kinda looks like KardKorner headquarters!!! But, really, I need all this stuff! Believe it or not, I know what's what here...truly I do!!!
Do you ever find yourself in the same boat? No, no...we're not off to Snake Island again-I mean in a state of clutter! Well, confessions will set us free (for those of us who will actually admit it)!
I was nosing around on the internet the other day, looking for other signs of clutter, and visited a site called www.mindoverclutter.com, where I gained a bit of insight on the subject.
Below are listed the 4 main categories of clutter as written by
Karen Kingston, author of 'Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui'.
1. things you do not use or love
2. things that are untidy or disorganized
3. too many things in too small a place
4. anything unfinished
A show of hands...guilty as charged above? Me too!
Further digging on the subject brought me to a definition of 'clutter' as wikipedia sees it. One view is, 'A confusing or disorderly state or collection.' Someone else said, 'Clutter can be a result of a mental road block, designed to keep you from having an organized life.'
But, Albert Einstein, the father of modern physics, thinks that clutter is okay. He said,
"If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, then what are we to think of an empty desk?"
Albert Einstein's desk at Princeton
Cool, huh?
Is there an upside to untidiness?
Recently, at the University of Minnesota, a study was done, regarding clutter. Much to the surprise of the researchers, it was found that a little clutter MIGHT bring out the freshest and most creative side of you.
Well, that's refreshing to know, isn't it?
Another finding was: "A less than perfect work environment can make a person more likely to think 'out of the box', or at least above the horizon of those neat people in the office."
And another: "Orderly environments would encourage adherence to social convention and overall conservatism, whereas disorderly environments would encourage people to seek novelty and unconventional routes."
So, after the research team, headed up by psychologist Kathleen Vohs, lead author, challenged themselves, it was deduced that, in actuality, 'the environment doesn't create something that isn't already there. However, to the extent that you are creative, it pulls it out of you."
But, it is a fact that Einstein was right, too! We know he was no neat freak!
But he did make PI...didn't he?
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking
that we used when we created them."
~Albert Einstein
~NO...Don't tell me!!! This isn't KardKorner Headquarters is it? If I de-clutter, will I lose something in the process? Probably! Actually, I'll probably throw away old notes, and things that I'll never use again.
And, then, I'll be sorry!
OH, What the heck...tell me to GO FOR IT!!!
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Thanks so much for coming by...I am delighted to see you! Don't forget to sign in! LOL!
I'm looking forward to the hot summer winding down...it has been a bit cooler in the Lone Star State...only in the upper 90's instead of low 100's. School will be starting within a week or two-I'll have to slow down and watch for the school buses, maybe even leave home a few minutes earlier to BEAT the bus to its stop! We had a fund raiser in my office and donated cash for back packs and bought school supplies for needy children. What a good feeling that was. Everyone was so generous, and, I'm sure those students will be excited to see their new school stuff!
And, really-I just threw all of that stuff on my desk just for this post....really???
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I'm leaving you with this...be safe, love and laugh! ♥
Is there an upside to untidiness?
Recently, at the University of Minnesota, a study was done, regarding clutter. Much to the surprise of the researchers, it was found that a little clutter MIGHT bring out the freshest and most creative side of you.
Well, that's refreshing to know, isn't it?
Another finding was: "A less than perfect work environment can make a person more likely to think 'out of the box', or at least above the horizon of those neat people in the office."
And another: "Orderly environments would encourage adherence to social convention and overall conservatism, whereas disorderly environments would encourage people to seek novelty and unconventional routes."
So, after the research team, headed up by psychologist Kathleen Vohs, lead author, challenged themselves, it was deduced that, in actuality, 'the environment doesn't create something that isn't already there. However, to the extent that you are creative, it pulls it out of you."
But, it is a fact that Einstein was right, too! We know he was no neat freak!
But he did make PI...didn't he?
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking
that we used when we created them."
~Albert Einstein
~NO...Don't tell me!!! This isn't KardKorner Headquarters is it? If I de-clutter, will I lose something in the process? Probably! Actually, I'll probably throw away old notes, and things that I'll never use again.
And, then, I'll be sorry!
OH, What the heck...tell me to GO FOR IT!!!
***
Thanks so much for coming by...I am delighted to see you! Don't forget to sign in! LOL!
I'm looking forward to the hot summer winding down...it has been a bit cooler in the Lone Star State...only in the upper 90's instead of low 100's. School will be starting within a week or two-I'll have to slow down and watch for the school buses, maybe even leave home a few minutes earlier to BEAT the bus to its stop! We had a fund raiser in my office and donated cash for back packs and bought school supplies for needy children. What a good feeling that was. Everyone was so generous, and, I'm sure those students will be excited to see their new school stuff!
And, really-I just threw all of that stuff on my desk just for this post....really???
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I'm leaving you with this...be safe, love and laugh! ♥
