Casa tidy for a tidy mind. A rumor? Not exactly. In fact there are different studies that demonstrate how have tidied up the space where you live, be it home, office or even simply a desk, It also helps keep your mind tidy. And therefore also calm. Almost a form of meditation, as well as a notable time saver in your daily routine. All it takes is a few small habits to start adopting nowas a good resolution for the new year.
Tidy home and peaceful mind: what is the connection?
Having a tidy home is not only the dream of many but is also a form of meditation. As well as saving time in everyday life. In fact, many studies confirm that living and working in a tidy and clean environment, without being manic, helps keep stress low and raise the good mood hormonethe famous cortisol. The same studies also state that anxiety and depression are also fueled by a messy and above all dirty environment. The reason? Being surrounded by “things” increases the work of the visual cortex and overloads the brain.
It is no coincidence that Marie Kondo has been preaching tidying up at home and even on one’s desk for years. Now, without doing a “wild” decluttering, you can adopt some small, good habits that help keep a tidier home in everyday life.
Tricks for a tidier home and mind, to be adopted immediately
So where to start to put order in the house and maintain it?
1. Collect everything
That is to say, go around the house and pick up anything that is out of place. For convenience, you can put everything in a basket and then put everything back in its place.
2. Throw away everything that is superfluous
Receipts are the ones you keep the mostespecially in the wallet. But not only that. This is thegood opportunity to do a deep cleaning of everything that is superfluous and of all the waste paper, from receipts to loose sheets of paper to newspapers that have been read and are now gathering dust on the table. It’s time to throw it all away. As for the receipts, you can mark the expense in your home diary or keep them for up to 30 days, the maximum time to change the purchase, and then throw them away without regrets. A job that should be done with a certain regularity.
3. Change the air in the bedroom. And not only that
Open the windows, especially in the morning after getting up to air the room and the bed. I am at least 10 minutes are needed to “change the air”. But not only in the bedroom: airing the house is essential in all rooms especially in the morning. Furthermore, leaving it tidy before going to the office is a way to start the day in an active way.
4. Put and leave in order immediately
We usually leave things lying around the house. When you return from work, perhaps your shoes remain at the entrance, the keys are thrown away somewhere. Disorder often reigns. This is the one to avoid. For example, shoes can be placed in the closet, the coat in the wardrobe, the keys placed where they are easy to find. In short, As soon as you get back, put everything in order. This has two great benefits: the first that if everything has its place it is easier to find it, the second is greater mental clarity thanks to the fact that there is nothing out of post or lying around. As well as saving time in the morning to do things more calmly.
5. Apply the 80/20 rule
The 80/20 rule was created by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, protagonists of the Netflix TV series The Home Edit: the art of organizing your home. But what does it consist of? Very simply, fill only 80% of the spaces leaving the remaining 20% free.
The reason? Mainly two: first of all you have a visual well-being in not seeing shelves, and in general the house, too full. Secondly, in the case of new purchases you still have space. All this allows a feeling of reliefeven if only because it is not necessary to declutter every time.
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