There was a time in my life that my house was a disorganized mess, my car was a disorganized mess, and my life was a disorganized mess. At that time, I never realized how easy it was to get re-organized and get uncluttered, and how these external things would translate to me internally.
The way we live our life externally, is a direct reflection of how we feel internally. If your life on the outside is messy, unorganized, and fraught with anxiety, stress, and turmoil, then this is a direct reflection of how we feel on the inside. With small steps you can change your external world, and intern live a better internal life. It all starts with baby steps. Changing one small habit or routine at a time. This will eventually snowball into an uncluttered external life. And as a result, you will feel freer and clearer on the inside,
But where do I start?
Start with making a small list every morning of little things you’d like to accomplish. or, are already doing. Such as brush your teeth, take a shower, get dressed for work, make yourself breakfast, make your bed, etc.
It is scientifically proven that when you cross things off a list, your body gives yourself a small hit of dopamine, the reward and pleasure center of the brain. When you start with crossing off things on the list, such as brushing your teeth, taking a shower, etc., your brain gets rewarded as you complete these tasks and cross them off your list. Then your rewarded brain begs you, what’s next? Where can I get my next reward?
After crossing off three or four things that you’re already doing, you automatically want to do another thing to get that dopamine reward. So, after the four or five things that you already do in the morning, add a few things that you don’t do every morning that you know will improve and organize your life.
Such as put the dishes in the dishwasher after I’m done eating breakfast. Do this one thing every morning for a few days. Then add another thing that you would like to get organized about. And do that one for a few days and cross off your list. Try this for 30 days. It’s proven that it takes 30 days to create a new habit. Eventually, these small changes will snowball into an external uncluttered life, and as a result, you will start feeling different on the inside. Freer, clearer, less anxious and stressed, and a quicker ability to get out of your own way. (for any of you that try this, please try it for a month and leave a comment. )