Did you know there are five types of clutter in our lives? We generally associate clutter with things we can see: piles of paper, overflowing closets, unorganized garages. But clutter can also be things we can’t see. We can have clutter in our email (digital clutter), clutter in our mind (mental clutter), and even emotional clutter. All of this can leave us feeling overwhelmed, maybe even paralyzed, and perhaps slightly embarrassed.
There are 5 kinds of clutter – which one is filling your life?
This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. Overwhelm. That word doesn’t feel very pleasant hanging there, does it? It brings up feelings of failure and isolation.
