One of the most energizing and clarity inducing activities you can do is to clean-up and organize your workspace, home, or even your garage.
Unfinished tasks and unmet commitments are the source of most stress. The human mind doesn’t differentiate between a seemingly insignificant task of filing away a piece of mail and important unmet commitments when it comes to creating stress. They both weigh on our unconscious minds as burdens and drain us of valuable energy.
As tasks are completed and commitments are met—even the most insignificant ones, previously inaccessible energy is released. You will gain more clarity to see what’s next, and more energy to tackle it with.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen outlines a complete organization system for managing your personal and professional workflow. The popular GTD method is based on the idea that every task should be given a place and a time. By putting items in the proper buckets, to be dealt with at their designated times and in their appropriate places, your mind is free to focus on the present.
