Book Review: 10-Minute Clutter Control
| If you’re anything like I am then your home is filled with clutter. You’ve a desk covered in books, papers, and lolly wrappers, shelves of books you’ve never seem to have time to read, children’s toys in various places best designed for tripping, a dining table that isn’t really designed for dining upon at all, and a bedroom that looks more like a library.
Ok, well perhaps you aren’t nearly as bad as I am but for some reason writers tend to be creative clutter collectors. Strangely enough however, I’ve found that clutter isn’t particular productive. I feel stifled when my desk is a mess and procrastination goes wild on all these little jobs around the house that really do have to be done first. |
I gave thanks when I found this brilliant little book on the desk of a client. I begged to borrow the book so I could learn to control my own clutter. To my amazement I learnt not only fantastic tips for bringing order and structure to my surroundings but also empowering Feng Shui tips that transformed my energy levels and revitalized my living space.
Some brilliant tips for writers include:
| “Furnish bedrooms with even-numbered items. Odd numbers are associated with change, movement, and activity. If you place three or five pieces of furniture in a bedroom, you may generate restless energy that can disrupt sleep.” |
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We need solid hours of rest so this tip is vital. There are other bedroom rules as well that can reform your sleeping quarters to provide an ideal environment for rest, relaxation and intimacy.
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“Hire help when you need it. Although you may prefer to do everything yourself (or feel that you should) sometimes it pays to hire other people to help out. Overloading yourself with tasks can cause stress and burnout. It may not even be cost-effective if low-level functions are taking up time and energy you could be devoting to more important ones.” |
So if you’re always distracted trying to keep up with your receipts or spend more time scrubbing floors than writing it could be a fantastic investment to delegate tasks to others and employ staff to cover areas of your home or business life to free time in your busy day.
10-Minute Clutter Control is full of brilliant little ideas like this and it is arranged in a way that makes it a breeze to read and consume. Find a copy of this book and begin putting these tips to use right away. Let me know what a difference it makes to your own life. Do you have any other clutter control tips to share that will help writers? If you write a post on the subject please drop a link in the comments. I’d love to read about other time and money saving techniques I can adopt in my own life.
