Declutter your home as often as possible
If you have that chair with clothes and your books are forgotten on a table in the living room or if you throw your clothes in the closet without looking where you put them, then you should know that you are not the only one in this situation. However, it is very important to keep the mess under control and to be organized if you want to be happier in your beloved house.Â
“A cluttered room is much more likely to produce, and contribute to, a cluttered mind,” says professional organizer Marie Kondo, creator of the KonMari method and author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. “I believe that only in an uncluttered room, which enables an uncluttered mind, can you truly focus your attention and your energy on the matters in your life which are preventing you from reaching your truest happiness.”
According to design psychologist Sally Augustin, PhD., “in our early days as a species, our lives depended on continually surveying the environment and seeing if anything was coming that was going to eat us. Today we continue to survey our environment, and too many things make this subconscious reviewing more difficult, which is why the visual complexity of clutter is so stressful.”
Expose your significant objects
If you have some meaningful items that can actually make you feel happier and proud of yourself, such as medals, cups and diplomas, then you should take advantage of them and try to display them on your wall or furniture. After these small changes, you will see that your peace of mind will increase significantly.Â
“When you decide what to keep based on what sparks joy, you are establishing and reaffirming to yourself what is most important to you. It is not about the latest home design styles, but it is how an object makes you feel,” said Kondo. “The skills you learn can be applied in your life well beyond deciding on which souvenir coffee mug to keep,” she says.
