Soo truee, thankyou for this!🙌🏻 I love this anaolgy⭐ I've been 'holding things open' for a while like tasks to do around the house that I forgot about that I realised need closing because of this post.. and you think you get on with life and add more things, but them other things still linger and effect you in ways you don't realize!
And like you say they, come in the form of thoughts aswell like "could I do this", "should I have done that" (maybe business/goal wise) and I didn't realize that yes they take up unknown mental weight & clarity to resolve too that I didn't realize was there xx On Instagram for example all my drafts deleted because I got a new phone, and I think it worked out to be the best because now I focus on one at a time rather than having so many backed up.. and it feels like now I get to 'close' a project and open another every time I post then create something new xx
Love point #2, finding one of three ways to close a loop. I'm working on capturing more of these loose threads in my journal just to give them a place to land. My brain feels so much lighter when I do.
I like the idea of giving a lingering thought a status. So much mental load comes from half-holding things we have not chosen to do, write down, or release.
As a mum, mental clutter also comes about from the actions of others. Little toys and knick-knacks laying about in random places like the kitchen counter or a pile on the floor. Paper notices that came from school but have no place to be. A penknife, stretchy dinosaur, someone's worn-for-3-hours shirt.
I've learnt to let. It. Go. haha
(i.e. it's no longer my responsibility to deal with these things.)
Haha, I love that. 😄 That's such a good example of mental clutter that isn't even self-created. There's something oddly liberating about deciding "that's not mine to manage" and leaving the stretchy dinosaur exactly where its owner left it. Thanks for sharing this!
😂 Haha, I promise I wasn't! I hope this gives you a bit of motivation to close a few of those loops today. Even ticking off one or two can make your brain feel so much quieter.
Soo truee, thankyou for this!🙌🏻 I love this anaolgy⭐ I've been 'holding things open' for a while like tasks to do around the house that I forgot about that I realised need closing because of this post.. and you think you get on with life and add more things, but them other things still linger and effect you in ways you don't realize!
And like you say they, come in the form of thoughts aswell like "could I do this", "should I have done that" (maybe business/goal wise) and I didn't realize that yes they take up unknown mental weight & clarity to resolve too that I didn't realize was there xx On Instagram for example all my drafts deleted because I got a new phone, and I think it worked out to be the best because now I focus on one at a time rather than having so many backed up.. and it feels like now I get to 'close' a project and open another every time I post then create something new xx
Saved this post, so interesting thankyou🤍👏🏻
Love point #2, finding one of three ways to close a loop. I'm working on capturing more of these loose threads in my journal just to give them a place to land. My brain feels so much lighter when I do.
I like the idea of giving a lingering thought a status. So much mental load comes from half-holding things we have not chosen to do, write down, or release.
Definitely - when I started writing things down, it made such a big difference for my cognitive overload!
Loved this.
As a mum, mental clutter also comes about from the actions of others. Little toys and knick-knacks laying about in random places like the kitchen counter or a pile on the floor. Paper notices that came from school but have no place to be. A penknife, stretchy dinosaur, someone's worn-for-3-hours shirt.
I've learnt to let. It. Go. haha
(i.e. it's no longer my responsibility to deal with these things.)
Haha, I love that. 😄 That's such a good example of mental clutter that isn't even self-created. There's something oddly liberating about deciding "that's not mine to manage" and leaving the stretchy dinosaur exactly where its owner left it. Thanks for sharing this!
This amplifies one of your points:
https://martysimon.substack.com/p/the-biggest-drain-on-our-energy-is
Did you just jump inside my brain while I attempted to sleep last night? Closing the loops today!
😂 Haha, I promise I wasn't! I hope this gives you a bit of motivation to close a few of those loops today. Even ticking off one or two can make your brain feel so much quieter.