{"id":2269,"date":"2010-04-24T11:19:08","date_gmt":"2010-04-24T19:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2013-08-21T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T22:01:15","slug":"want-a-boost-clear-some-clutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/want-a-boost-clear-some-clutter\/","title":{"rendered":"Want a Quick Boost? Clear Some Clutter!"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>

<\/a><\/p>\n

Ever had a day (or, more likely, a week) when you felt a bit miserable, for no clear reason? Perhaps you were stressed and felt disorganised and over-busy. Maybe it seemed like everything was piling up on you.<\/p>\n

When you feel like you have little energy and no motivation, it’s easy to start spiraling down into feeling worse and worse. You might want<\/em> to make big changes in your life, like losing weight or changing careers, but you just can’t summon up the strength to get going. You feel unhappy but you’re not sure how to fix what’s wrong.<\/p>\n

A great place to start, and to give yourself a quick boost, is to start clearing some clutter out of your life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why It Works<\/h2>\n

You’ve probably had the experience of moving to a new apartment, or going on holiday and staying in a hotel, where everything was clutter-free. Surfaces were clear, bookshelves weren\u2019t overstuffed, and there were no boxes full of junk shoved just out of sight.<\/p>\n

Even if, like me, you have a distinct aversion to cleaning, you’re probably much happier when you’re in a tidy, clean environment than in a cluttered, grubby one. Clutter tends to drag down our mood and take up valuable attention. <\/strong>For instance:<\/p>\n