{"id":2257,"date":"2016-07-24T21:02:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T21:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2016-07-27T16:03:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T16:03:09","slug":"how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax","title":{"rendered":"How to de-clutter your mind and relax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We live in an incredibly stressful world and environment and sometimes we need some ways to escape and allow ourselves to be calmed once again. It\u2019s important to cultivate mindfulness in your life, and here are some ways to help while living in the concrete jungle of Toronto:<\/p>\n<h3>Unsubscribe from services<\/h3>\n<p>Do you really need to see thirty new emails in your inbox, where most of them are just ads from subscription services and marketing? Do you need those news trackers that continually give you updates every five minutes? Anything that pops up and demands immediate attention is really terrible for your sanity and well-being in the long run, so just opt out and learn to relax more. This is sometimes referred to as a form of &#8220;digital decluttering&#8221; and any minimalist will boast about it as a way to de-stress. Getting rid of anything unnecessary in your life helps you (and your thoughts) stay organized. The reality is, we aren&#8217;t as good as we think at doing more than one thing at a time, let alone thinking about several things at once and several studies have been done to prove it (not buying it? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=95256794\" target=\"_blank\">check out this article<\/a>). So, lighten the old and start with your digital life and the best place to start is your inbox.<\/p>\n<h3>Learn to say \u2018no\u2019 more<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t reply to texts immediately. Don\u2019t go to Facebook events if you don\u2019t want to, or even give a \u2018maybe.\u2019 An article in Medium said it best when one of their writers said, &#8220;distractions come in deceptive shapes and sizes. If you&#8217;re a people pleaser, distractions can be debilitating.&#8221; This issue is something the majority of people struggle with but we have to shift our perpsectives.Just because someone wants your attention, doesn\u2019t mean you should necessarily give it to them \u2013 only do what you want to do, because time is your most valuable resource!\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0Spend it wisely on yourself and others and don\u2019t get dragged into doing things you don\u2019t want to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That article also included this great chart for those times when you\u00a0<em>still<\/em>\u00a0can&#8217;t quite decide if you should say yes or no:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/say-no.png\" alt=\"say no\" width=\"752\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/say-no.png 752w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/say-no-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@_scottish_\/say-no-more-4f100a9d8099#.2mqztjld7\" target=\"_blank\">Medium<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Turn off notifications<\/h3>\n<p>Your phone can be your worst enemy, with your tablet and laptop coming in a close second and third. Turn off all kinds of notifications so you can get your mental sanity back, as well as your productivity. Not having your phone light up every time someone likes your last \u00a0Instagram will make a huge difference on how much you get done every day. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2015\/07\/150709133044.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Florida State University completed a study<\/a> where they\u00a0compared 2 groups&#8217; productivity and accuracy on the same computer task. They found that on average, the individuals\u00a0receiving notification were\u00a0<strong>3x more likely to make a mistake\u00a0<\/strong>than the participants who didn&#8217;t get any notifications. I don&#8217;t know about you, but that is <em>more<\/em> than enough to make me want to put my phone away when I want to be productive.<\/p>\n<p>All those markers demanding your attention do nothing but chip away at your willpower every day, and you should just check them all off so you can maintain some sanity in this fast-paced world.<\/p>\n<h3>Get rid of more things<\/h3>\n<p>Visual clutter leads to mental clutter. It\u2019s important to get rid of everything you aren\u2019t using and keep a clean and healthy space as opposed to just letting everything pile up and harming your well-being. Learn to do with less, and start giving things away to friends and family, or donating them to a thrift store.<\/p>\n<h3>Just don\u2019t buy the thing in the first place<\/h3>\n<p>You probably don\u2019t need that vintage plate or coffee table you found on the side of the road. You certainly don\u2019t need that coffee from the hip and trendy caf\u00e9 near your house every morning of every day. You don\u2019t need that takeout dinner every night. Save your money and spend occasionally, not often, and you\u2019ll end up much happier in the long run. You probably won\u2019t even miss the expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Minimizing the clutter from our lives, whether physical or mental, helps our minds stay clear (for the most part). If you want to know more, take a look at this article from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2015\/may\/01\/do-something-decluttering\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0about how beneficial de-cluttering your life can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in an incredibly stressful world and environment and sometimes we need some ways &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":2297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"coauthors":[220],"class_list":["post-2257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rental-guides"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to de-clutter your mind and relax<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"headline\":\"How to de-clutter your mind and relax\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-24T21:02:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-07-27T16:03:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax\"},\"wordCount\":737,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/relax.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Rental Guides\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax\",\"name\":\"How to de-clutter your mind and relax\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/relax.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-24T21:02:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-07-27T16:03:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/relax.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/relax.jpg\",\"width\":5760,\"height\":3840},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/how-to-de-clutter-your-mind-and-relax#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Toronto Rentals Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rental Guides\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/rental-guides\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How to de-clutter your mind and relax\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Toronto Rentals Blog\",\"description\":\"Looking for an apartment in Toronto? 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