I’ve been trying this new strategy where, every Sunday, I set aside a few hours to deep clean/revamp one specific room.
This week it was my work room.
Not only did I declutter my desk, throw away a ton of crap, rearrange the furniture/decor, and give everything a good wipe down… but, I also bought and installed this clean, 5-tier floating corner bookshelf.
Why? Because I like the way it looks plus it’ll give me more room to organize the crap I don’t want to throw away.
And here’s the thing… liking the way things look and feel in your environment improves the way you feel and look at things while in it.
The degree to which this is true varies person to person. Some people seem to be strongly affected by the environment’s look and feel and some seem to carry on irrespective of it.
But, in my observation, seemingly unaffected doesn’t mean unaffected.
In my own life, I’ll occasionally recognize a psychological weight that’s being held by a task I’m leaving undone. One I keep putting off, that I know I’m putting off, that requires a little more time than I usually have, which is the excuse I always use, that results in this drag that, when I notice it, definitely affects the way I feel.
And then there are times when I walk into a room—like my work room after my work on it—and instantly notice a lightness… an excitement… a sense of relief… which, I know continues even after I’ve become used to the changes.
This is all to say: take care of your environment and your environment will take care of you.