SLT 004: Benefits of Organizing & Having Less, and Some Weird Sounding Simplicity Tools That Might Just Help You Out
Summary: Benefits of Organizing & Having Less, and Some Weird Sounding Simplicity Tools That Might Just Help You Out<br> Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and leave a review in the iTunes store! It helps others find the show! Thank you!<br> In Episode 4, we discuss Benefits of Organizing & Having Less, and Some Weird Sounding Simplicity Tools That Might Just Help You Out.<br> Main Topics: <br> Vanessa's Topic: Benefits to Organizing and Having Less<br> You'll save money, have less debt and be better able to handle tough financial times.<br> <br> It's pretty simple: less stuff = less money you'll have to spend...especially on off-site storage rentals!<br> You’ll cut down on buying duplicates when you’re organized and know what you have.<br> You’ll save on late fees and interest rates if you have a good system of tracking and managing your bills.<br> <br> You'll have more usable space.<br> <br> You'll be able to properly utilize desktops, countertops and your dinner table. And maybe your garage too!<br> Less stuff means you can use the spaces in your homes for their intended purposes and not just for storage.<br> <br> You'll help avoid "analysis paralysis."<br> <br> We talked about this in Episode 3. When you have too much stuff it's difficult to make decisions.<br> With less choices, there’s less time wasted.<br> <br> There's less to clean and maintain!<br> <br> Average home 3 bedroom home has over 350,ooo items in it!<br> Knick knacks and all those other things require lots of dusting, laundering, storage, cleaning and maintenance...and lots of money!<br> <br> You can invite guests over without hesitation.<br> <br> Wouldn't it be nice to be able to have them over without feeling embarrassed or in a rush to clean it up?<br> Having simple routines and "a place for everything and everything in its place" makes for easy clean up.<br> <br> You'll be more productive.<br> <br> Start getting organized by having scheduled routines(mentioned in Episode 2): laundry, housecleaning, meal planning, etc.<br> Helps ensure the “must-dos” get done...plus allows more time to focus on other priorities or those...“want-to-dos.”<br> <br> You'll have better concentration.<br> <br> Piles of papers, heaps of laundry and sinks full of dishes are haunting reminders of stuff you still have to do.<br> It’s hard to concentrate when your home and office are a mess.<br> <br> You'll save time.<br> <br> The average person wastes about 55 minutes per day searching for things...keys, files, tools, clothes, etc. That's a lot of time over the course of a year!<br> Again, having "a place for everything and everything in its place" helps speed up the time it takes to clean up or find things.<br> <br> You'll have a sense of control. Control = Confidence = Nicer You!<br> <br> Knowing where things are and when important tasks will get done creates confidence.<br> Most folks are ashamed of their clutter and therefore ashamed of themselves.<br> <br> You’ll have less guilt<br> <br> Don’t you feel guilty when you buy something when you know you really didn’t need it.<br> It's way more empowering when you can say “no” to those buying impulses and not bring in more stuff.<br> <br> You’ll have more Joy and be more content.<br> <br> Striving for more and waiting for the day that you’ll strike it rich will deplete the joy you could be experiencing every day.<br> You’ll never be content if you’re always comparing, striving for more stuff, collecting, etc.<br> <br> You’ll have more time and better relationships.<br> <br> You'll have a feeling of calm and peace of mind.<br> Dan's Topic: Backing Up Your Digital Information: Some Weird Sounding Simplicity Tools That Might Just Help You Out<br> Occam's Razor: “Of two equivalent theories or explanations,
