With Spring comes unpredictable weather, like the tornadoes and torrential downpours spanning the U.S., as well as warmer weather, spring festivals and more outdoor activities. Many people also prepare themselves for the annual spring cleaning event - a time to deep clean our homes from top to bottom . Also, spring cleaning signifies a time to pause, collect items and choose to purge, donate and/or toss things to make way for new things. Because...clutter! Occasionally, our desks, our closets, our email inboxes become cluttered with things that we just don't know what to do!
New research has emerged telling us that clutter can lead to stress, and we already know the detrimental effects of stress: it can lead to physical symptoms, cause unduly worry and anxiety in our lives, and, if not managed, can even become displaced anger onto our loved ones.
Dive into this article from the NY Times on the connection between clutter and stress. Take the time this weekend, or next weekend, to embark upon spring cleaning. Your mind will thank you later!
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/well/mind/clutter-stress-procrastination-psychology.html
New research has emerged telling us that clutter can lead to stress, and we already know the detrimental effects of stress: it can lead to physical symptoms, cause unduly worry and anxiety in our lives, and, if not managed, can even become displaced anger onto our loved ones.
Dive into this article from the NY Times on the connection between clutter and stress. Take the time this weekend, or next weekend, to embark upon spring cleaning. Your mind will thank you later!
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/well/mind/clutter-stress-procrastination-psychology.html