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170: Mess, Clutter & Creativity

CSW 170: Mess, Clutter, & Creativity
The Creative Sandbox Way™
170: Mess, Clutter & Creativity
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Note: For the fullest experience, I recommend listening to the podcast, as the audio version always contains additional comments and tangents not found in the blog post version.

CSW 170: Mess, Clutter, & CreativityBack in 2015 I wrote some posts about clutterbusting, and recorded episode 20 about clutter vs. mess, and the difference between the two.

Since I’m about to run a 3-week Great ClutterBust to kick off the “grand re-opening” of my Creative Sandbox Community (and on Tuesday, July 24th, you can join me for a FREE clutterbusting session to experience the power of clutterbusting for yourself!), I thought I’d pull that old episode out of the archives, dust it off, and give it a refresh.

Inside you’ll find:

  • Research suggesting that messy environments encourage originality and a search for novelty, while tidy, orderly environments inspire healthy dietary choices
  • The important difference between mess and clutter
  • Suggestions for what to do, once you understand the difference!

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168: The Obstacle Nobody Talks About

CSW 168: The Obstacle Nobody Talks About
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168: The Obstacle Nobody Talks About
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Note: For the fullest experience, I recommend listening to the podcast, as the audio version always contains additional comments and tangents not found in the blog post version.

CSW 168: The Obstacle Nobody Talks About

As a creativity instigator, I hear from people all the time about the biggest obstacles that get in the way, that keep them from doing their creative things.

One of the most common ones is time.

“I don’t have time.” “I don’t have enough time.” “I can’t find the time.” “I’m not making the time.”

Really, all of these have very little to do with time. We all have the same amount of time.

So then it comes down to priorities, right? You’re choosing to spend your time on X rather than on Y.

Except that for creatives (or people who don’t identify as creative, but wish they were — and I would argue [Read more…]

LCN 105: You’re Ready When You’re Ready

LCN 105: You're Ready When You're Ready
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LCN 105: You're Ready When You're Ready
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LCN 105: You're Ready When You're ReadyLast night MM and I sat on the couch for a good hour after dinner for no purpose other than to marvel at our new living room.

Or, more accurately, at our newly reclaimed living room.

There was nothing new in the room except space. And there was a lot more of that, because just a few hours earlier College Hunks Hauling Junk had come and hauled away a quarter truckload of stuff that had accumulated all throughout the house: [Read more…]

LCN 051: Why We Hold Onto Clutter (Part 2)

LCN 051: Why We Hold Onto Clutter (Part 2)
The Creative Sandbox Way™
LCN 051: Why We Hold Onto Clutter (Part 2)
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LCN 051: Why We Hold Onto Clutter (Part 2)Next Tuesday is the start of my month-long Spring cleaning party on steroids, the Great ClutterBust. (Want a little taste? Join me on Thursday or next Monday for a LIVE Mini ClutterBust webinar!)

To mentally prepare for the Great ClutterBust, last week, in Part 1 of this two-part series, I shared four excuses that get in the way of releasing clutter.

As I said:

There are deep-rooted emotions tied to our stuff, and unless and until we deal with the emotions, there’s no way we can get rid of the stuff!

So today I share Part 2 — four more reasons we hold onto clutter.
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LCN 050: Why We Hold Onto Clutter (Part 1)

LCN 050: Why We Hold Onto Clutter (Part 1)
The Creative Sandbox Way™
LCN 050: Why We Hold Onto Clutter (Part 1)
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LCN 050: Why We Hold Onto Clutter (Part 1)What gets in the way of releasing clutter? A lot, it turns out! (Shouldn’t be surprising, I guess, since so many people have clutter problems. Me included!)

Today I’m sharing Part 1 of a two-part series on the seemingly sensible reasons why we hold onto clutter, and how to get past them, so you can let go of stuff that isn’t serving you.

In Part 1, I look at four common excuses for keeping our crap, and how to reframe them to help you let go.

Enjoy!
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