With the spread of the internet, you can see images from all sorts of places.
I often find myself wondering how things end up so scattered…
Basically, taking things out and putting them away both feel like a hassle.
However, once you set up an environment where you can pull things out “snap!” and put them away “whoosh!”
life becomes incredibly productive.
In this modern age with so much to do, it might be worth considering.
If someone says, “I actually like this cluttered state…”
then there’s not much you can do about it.
There are people like that, and
if they’ve maintained that style for decades, changing that environment might be difficult.
But fundamentally, an environment where taking things out and putting them away feels like a hassle isn’t ideal, is it?
Why?
Before you take something out or put it away, don’t you have to “search”
for it first?
And before you take it out, don’t you sometimes have to “move something else”
out of the way?
You want to take something out because you need to use it, but you have to “search and move things” just to get it out. That’s a lot of wasted actions.
Deciding on a storage location means giving each item a permanent home. That’s all there is to it, really.
Once you take something out, always put it back in the same place. It sounds simple, but it’s actually not that easy.
Here’s why…
The items you store come in different sizes, and you can’t see what’s inside the containers.
When you standardize your storage containers, convenience goes way up and it starts to look like a bookstore.
Most things can be stored in A4 size.
Ring Star Super Pitch Deep Free Type A4 Size Easy Storage SP-3400F [L342×W290×H90mm]
If you buy about ten of these and try putting things in them, you’ll be amazed at how convenient it becomes.
By the way, this SP-3400F
Ring Star Super Pitch Clear L300×W206×H39mm with 8 Divider Plates SP-3200D
fits two of these inside.
But wait, that costs money, doesn’t it? Actually, not as much as you’d think…
This investment will definitely save you enormous amounts of time in your life going forward.
And by simplifying your surroundings, you’ll feel mentally much lighter too.
If you struggle with tidying up
or your space is always cluttered, I’d really encourage you to give this a try.
This year, definitely.
