By Danielle Braff
Chicago Tribune
WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Marcia Ramsland, a San Diego-based organizing coach suggests simplifying the things around your home to clear your head. She says that when you do this, “Your mind stays focused, and you get a lot more done in a shorter amount of time”
Chicago Tribune
Chances are, your life is messy.
One out of 10 Americans rent a storage unit, according to the Self Storage Association, and 25 percent of people with two-car garages don’t even have room to park inside them.
You don’t have to go to extremes a la Marie Kondo and her “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” There are ways to simplify your home and your mind without getting rid of everything that doesn’t provide extreme joy.
“When you simplify and just have the things around you that you like and need, you can stay focused,” said Marcia Ramsland, a San Diego-based organizing coach for business and for life. “Your mind stays focused, and you get a lot more done in a shorter amount of time.”
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Many people have smart technology to track their sleep, but whenever Ramsland asks her clients what habits they’re working on, nearly everyone says they’re still struggling to manage their sleep habits. “The physical act of recording it yourself and seeing it each night will help make a change,” Ramsland said. She suggested hanging this in your bathroom or closet to record your sleep numbers. If you go to bed 15 minutes earlier each night, you’ll gain 84 hours of sleep annually. If you do this, you’ll wake up refreshed, which will make your life appear to be simpler.
