Decluttering your Mental Space

Decluttering your mental space means to remove unnecessary items, and to declutter your mind means to remove unnecessary thoughts from your mind. Thoughts that just add noise and stop you from thinking clearly.

Mental clutter can include worrying about the future, ruminating about the past, keeping a mental to-do list, complaints, and so on.

It refers to times when our mind has too many thoughts which makes it difficult to process and focus. It hinders our productivity, balance and even our mental health. Clutter can affect the anxiety levels and sleep.

6 Ways to Declutter your Mind and Free up Mental Space

Declutter your Physical Environment

Physical clutter leads to mental clutter. The clutter bombards the mind with excessive stimuli, which forces the brain to work over time. As you declutter your physical space you will discover that your mind is also decluttered.

Write it Down

You don’t have to keep everything stored in your brain. Having a planner to write down important information is a good idea to help you remember. This can include appointments, work schedules, school assignments,. and so on.

Keep a Journal

Keeping a journal is similar to previous point, “write it down,” but with more depth. A journal allows you to let go the inner chatter that’s constantly interrupting your thought process when you’re trying to get important things done. Writing down your emotions is a way to express yourself and letting go the pain and hurt that keep bottled up in your mind.

Let go of the Past

Mind clutter is often related to the past. Most people keep a large cabinet of mental drawers stored in the back of their minds. These drawers are filled with mistakes they’ve made, missed opportunities, people they’ve hurt, past grievances, and son on.

Prioritize

Nothing creates as much brain clutter as an endless to-do list. Accept that you can’t do it all, and choose to focus on the things which are most important to you. Make a short list of your top priorities, and make sure that the bulk of your brain space is devoted to the things on that list.

Learn to Meditate

In essence, meditation is learning to focus the mind completely on the present moment. When you learn how to place all your attention on one things-such as your breath-all other thoughts disappear.

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Ten Ways to Declutter Your Mind and Free Up Mental Space