Organize Your Way to a Better Life

The course I attended today was provided by California Closets. I expected to see slide after slide of glamorous closets designed for magazines but it was so much more than that! The presenter delved into the psychology of clutter which I find fascinating. I have always believed clutter can negatively impact our lives but I'm quick to brush off the power it has when I hear others say something like "I'll never be organized" or "With an office that organized, they must not have important things to do" or some variation of that line of thinking.

There is an entire industry of professional organizers who are well versed in the positive effects organization provides and you may be surprised at how affordable their services can be. Following are some surprising things researchers say about clutter and organization:

• organizing promotes a better quality of life
• a cluttered work space creates the feelings of chaos and overwhelm and slows down productivity
• clutter prevents you from easily finding the things you need or seeing the things that are important
• clutter contributes to procrastination
• cluttered homes contribute to impulse shopping
• clutter inhibits the ability to focus

Look around your home and work space and see where you can organize your way to a better life.