Internal and External

When we think about clutter it tends to be our belongings we think of. That’s what the ‘self help’ and ‘lifestyle’ books concentrate on. However, the clutter we really need to concentrate on is the internal clutter that our minds are more and more prey to these days.

I have started to try to reduce my internal clutter by removing or at least reducing the Internet content that I look at which either wastes my time or makes me feel angry. The way that this works is using the ScreenZen app to reduce my time on social media on my phone to 45 minutes at the most each day. Yes, I can go to the laptop and take a look but I don’t tend to do that anything like as much as I used to on the phone. I have reduced my social media outlets to two at a time and I really don’t miss the other three anything like as much as I expected. I have the Calm app which I have mentioned a good few times and I also have Happy Color which I love and which gives my mind time to breathe.

Am I going to sort out the external clutter? To some extent, but it isn’t the most important thing to do. Getting your mind clearer is the best way you can deal with clutter in all its forms.