Get your life organized

Marie Herras

Your desk is a mess and your room is cluttered with books and paper and the like. But that’s not it—you’re in a tizzy and you have a few hundred things to finish!

Maybe it’s time to take a break and start organizing your life.

Being in a mess all the time isn’t good for you or for your friends and family. It would start affecting your work, your social life and your wellbeing—and you wouldn’t want any of those to happen.

So what do you do? Here are five ways to get the clutter out of your mind for a stress-free environment:

Grab an organizer/journal.

In it, write all the things you need to finish and when you need to finish it. Make a list of priorities and a box beside each of them so you could check whatever you have already done. Always remember to this everyday without fail, so you wouldn’t have to forget any requirements you need to finish.

Set up a work/study playlist.

According to a few studies, music helps you get going and moving—so make a playlist filled with all the songs that soothe or relax, so you could listen to them during stressful times in order to avoid panic attacks during rush hours.

Set up an alarm every day.

The term “better late than never” is wrong. You should never be late if you want to achieve anything in your life. So, set up an alarm in the morning so you could wake up on time—and an alarm at night so you know when your body has had enough and it is time to give yourself a break.

Avoid a messy workplace

A messy desktop or table would only confuse your mind. Find a few boxes and set them up on your table so you could differ what is important to what is trash—plus, you’ll never go crazy looking for another file ever again.

Relax.

It’s bad to stress yourself out. Once in a while, give yourself a break—visit a friend or go to party, or maybe go shopping or eat out. Do anything that would make you feel happy and rejuvenated in order for you to get going again the next day.

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