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Take a look below at some interesting material, as well as tips and tricks about getting the most out of your life.
Decluttering
December 2022
Excessive clutter is often a symptom and a cause of stress and can affect every part of your life. Clutter can distract you, weigh you down and in general it invites chaos into your life.
Tackling the clutter seem an insurmountable task if you don’t know where or how to start but by devoting a little of your time to getting rid of the clutter in your life and maintaining things relatively clutter-free, you’ll enjoy a more organized and productive existence.
The best way to declutter your home, your work space and your life is to take things one small step at a time. Let’s start with your life.
There are different types of decluttering, let’s start with your life. 😊
DECLUTTER YOUR LIFE
Reduce your commitments
Often our lives are too cluttered with all of the things that we need to do at home, work, school, in our religious or civic lives, with friends and family, with hobbies, and so on…So take a look at each area of your life and write down all of your commitments.
Identify a few that you truly love and get rid of the rest.
Learn how to say no and decline offers. If you eliminate the things that don’t bring you joy or value, you’ll have more time for the things that you love.
Reconsider your routines
Many of us do not have any set routines in our daily lives and simply tackle our obligations, chores and daily tasks haphazardly. Without structure, it can lead to chaotic days and a drop in productivity.
Batch tasks together as for example instead of doing your laundry several times throughout the week, do it all on one day.
It’s helpful to write down all of your weekly and daily obligations, chores, and tasks, and then plan out daily and weekly routines.
DECLUTTER YOUR FRIENDSHIPS
It may sound cruel but as you grow up, you’d realize some people are meant to stay in your life longer while others are not. While you should spend more time with positive people, people who help you grow and make you feel happy; you should also get rid of toxic people who only drain your energy.
DECLUTTER YOUR WORK AREA
If you want to be more productive and focused in your work, getting the clutter out of your work area is essential. Start with your desk, clear everything off the top of it and take everything out of the drawers.
Assemble the items in piles on the floor. Clean and wipe down your desk and marvel at how pretty and clean it looks.
Set up a basic alphabetical filing system with a folder for each project or client. Keep your office supplies and other items in designated drawers.
If you need to, label things, but the main thing you should do is designate a spot for every item you decided to keep and make sure that it stays there, or goes back there when you’re done using it.
Keep flat surfaces clear, and have an inbox for all incoming papers. When the papers come in, sort them each day – toss, delegate, do immediately, or file simply file all documents, but whatever you do, DO NOT KEEP THEM ON TOP OF YOUR DESK.
All you want on the surface of your desk is your phone, computer, inbox, and maybe a special photo in addition to the documents you are working with at the moment.
DECLUTTER YOUR COMPUTER
Get rid of files and programs on your computer that you don’t need.
Get rid of most or all of the icons on your desktop. They not only slow down your computer, but also create visual clutter. There are better ways of accessing your information.
Regularly purge old, unused files. If organization is not your thing, utilize a program such as Google Desktop to search for your files when you need them.
DECLUTTER YOUR HOME
If your rooms are too cluttered, you’ll want to simplify them.
Start by clearing off anything that is on the floors. Throw out or donate unused things.
After clearing the floor, move to flat surfaces such as countertops, shelves, tops of dressers, etc. Clear them as much as possible, and then move onto furniture.
Consider if you need everything. Sort things in piles – toss, donate, or keep.
Organize everything that you’ve decided to keep into drawers, cabinets, and closets, keeping them out of sight, but still neatly organized and uncluttered. Do this one room at a time.
Tackle the closets
Closets are a great place to store things that you don’t want out in the open, and can easily become a place where you shove things just to keep them out of view. Go through your closets – take everything out, clean it, and toss, donate as much as you can. Decide a specific place to store anything you decide to keep. Keep only the things that you love and use frequently. As for your clothes, get rid of anything that you haven’t worn in six months.
Clean out your drawers
Drawers are prime place for things to get shoved into.
Empty out your drawers, and sorting them by whether you’re keeping, tossing, or donating them.
Leadership
December 2022
Leadership is the ability to inspire a team to achieve a certain goal. It’s usually discussed in the context of business, but leadership is also how you, as an individual, choose to lead your life.
A leadership style is the leader’s method of providing direction, implementing plans and motivating people.
There are 4 main leadership styles:
Autocratic: this style is focused on command from the leader and control of the followers. This kind of leader makes decisions independently with little if no input from the others. Autocratic leaders have clear expectations of what needs to be done, when it should be done and also how it should be done.
Democratic: this style offer guidance to members but also allow them to participate and put their input in. It’s a more productive leadership compared to the autocratic one.
Laissez Faire: in this style the leader offer little or no guidance to other members of the group and leave the decision making to the group members
Transformational: in this style leaders motivate and inspire followers. These type of leaders are passionate and energetic and they are committed to achieve the goals organization but also to help the members to fulfil their potential.
Mindfullness Meditation
December 2022
Mindfulness meditation is a mental training practice that teaches us to slow down thoughts, let go of negativity and calm body and mind. It combines mindfulness with the practice of meditation. In the mindfulness status you are focused in the “now”, therefore you can acknowledge and accept your thoughts, feelings and sensations without judgement.
This type of meditation involves deep breathing and awareness of body and mind.
To get started find a quiet and comfortable place that can be inside or outside.
Sit in a chair or on the floor with head, neck and back straight but not tight or stiff.
Begin with a short meditation 5-10 minutes session and you can also increase the time as soon you go along and feel more comfortable.
Be aware of your breath and to the sensation of your body breathing air in and out.
Notice your thoughts but don’t keep them just keep note of them but let them pass by, imagine them as clouds passing by…if you find yourself distracted by your thoughts just calmly go back and concentrate on your breathing. Returning to your breath and focusing on the present is the practice of mindfulness.
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