Tag: thoughts
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It’s Getting Real
Within the past few months, several things happened. (Okay, I started writing this in January 2021. Darn procrastination! So I’m just leaving those references.) My wife and I talked about books, the new year – 2021 for the win! my wife found a YouTube channel about a US couple that had settled in Porto, Portugal.…
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What Keeps The Mess In Place
So perhaps you have found some easy items to get rid of. That’s great! However, keeping your space clear for the long term takes really digging in. Otherwise, you might find that the mess keeps coming back. I used to think that organizing would solve my problems. I would put things in shoebox bins and…
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Tear off the band-aid?
Since the pandemic, I’ve been working from home. I had a sit-stand desk at the office and it really made working more pleasant. I finally ordered one for home, and I’m very excited! I had to remove everything from my desk to move the old desk out and get the new one set up. So…
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Craft Room
Today, I am decluttering my part of the craft room – our middle bedroom of three. Note that this is after I already went through massive amounts of stuff earlier in the year. We are lucky to have a craft thrift store in town, so it was easy to donate items in good condition before…
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Maximouser to the Rescue!
In The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, Barry Schwartz discusses the overwhelming number of options available in the modern world, and how people react to it. Schwartz talks about psychologist Herbert A. Simon’s ideas about maximizers and satisficers. From the wikipedia article “The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less”, “A maximizer is…