If you’re trying to combat your information overload and get your mind and life more organized, then there are a range of different negative habits that can make this more difficult.

Some examples are:

• Procrastinating in the evening and watching rubbish TV instead of doing something constructive.
• Procrastinating at work on Facebook instead of diving straight into something productive.
• Doing too much work for others.
• Using the phone all the time and stressing yourself out with unnecessary information.

The problem is, habits are… well habitual. Due to repetition, they become very deeply ingrained not only in terms of the neural networks they form but also in terms of the other routines we build up around them.

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If you want to overcome information overload and decision fatigue and make your life that little bit easier, then organizing your household is one of the very best places to start. With an organized home, you’ll find that it’s much easier to chill out and relax when you get back after a busy day and at the same time, you’ll be able to find things you need more quickly and easily.

So the only question is… where do you start?

Here are a few tips that will get you started on the right track:

Outsource and Automate

If you’re very busy, then keeping your home clean and tidy can be a lot of work on top of your usual chores and responsibilities. A simple solution then is to outsource aspects of the work and to automate it. Continue reading →