Cleaning your space will help you feel productive and give you the ability to feel clearer headed once you start working. I have started cleaning my spaces regularly on specific days so that it becomes automatic. If you do this, it tends to have a knock-on effect. You don’t want to do one good thing and then just lie around all day. You usually want to keep the momentum going – the domino effect.
As well as cleaning your spaces, you should tidy them as well. Get rid of anything that you don’t need in your workspace, in your bedroom, in every room. Put things in drawers, in a garage, in boxes, or throw them away or give them to charity. Cluttered spaces make you feel more anxious. It has been proven by science that having a tidy space with minimal objects around you makes you more productive at whatever task you need to undertake.
Make your space smell good. After you get up, open a window, make your bed, and put on a candle or incense stick. This will get rid of the funk. Buy a reed diffuser or electric diffuser to keep it smelling good all the time. When you make a space attractive to all your senses, it will make you want to be in them. You will feel pride about them, which is very important. It doesn’t matter where you live. If you take pride in making your space the best it can be within your means, it will give you satisfaction. Other people will enjoy being in those spaces as well. But the main reason to do all this work is for your own enjoyment, health, and success.
Buy a houseplant that is easy to take care of. According to research, hospital patients who are surrounded by plants in their room or have a sight of greenery through their window tend to experience less pain and, in certain instances, may even recuperate more quickly. Specifically, patients who had plants in their room demonstrated reduced blood pressure, reported lower levels of pain, experienced less anxiety, and felt less fatigued in comparison to those who did not have any plants around them. So, if you have a plant in your room, it could help you to feel better physically and mentally. Who doesn’t enjoy a slice of nature?
So, this is what we have learnt:
- Cleaning your space can help you feel productive and clear-headed.
- Regularly cleaning your space on specific days can create a domino effect and keep you motivated.
- Tidying your space and getting rid of unnecessary items can reduce anxiety and increase productivity.
- Making your space smell good with candles, diffusers and fresh air can increase satisfaction and enjoyment.
- Adding a houseplant to your space can improve physical and mental wellbeing based on research showing patients with plants in their room had reduced blood-pressure, less pain, less anxiety, and less fatigue.
