Comments on: Are you an unclutterer or a cleaner? http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/ Simple Productivity Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:06:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Un posto per ogni cosa « 4chiacchere’s Weblog http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-51520 Un posto per ogni cosa « 4chiacchere’s Weblog Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:08:42 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-51520 [...] Are you an unclutter or a cleaner? [...] [...] Are you an unclutter or a cleaner? [...]

]]> By: Simplicity « simple.fresh.weird http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-32147 Simplicity « simple.fresh.weird Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:46:58 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-32147 [...] and a new term (coined in 2006) uncluttered, have become somewhat of a trend in the states (admittedly limited, within younger [...] [...] and a new term (coined in 2006) uncluttered, have become somewhat of a trend in the states (admittedly limited, within younger [...]

]]> By: The Getting Things Done Way to Getting Things Decluttered - Life Coaches http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-31417 The Getting Things Done Way to Getting Things Decluttered - Life Coaches Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:00:51 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-31417 [...] organized, and one of the favorites on my lean reading list. Erin from Unclutterer has also written posts for Zen Habits, which has more than a few useful posts on decluttering and the mindset behind leading a simple [...] [...] organized, and one of the favorites on my lean reading list. Erin from Unclutterer has also written posts for Zen Habits, which has more than a few useful posts on decluttering and the mindset behind leading a simple [...]

]]> By: Kathy http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30740 Kathy Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:51:21 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30740 You just can't win !! Shilpan's system for dealing with the constant influx of mail is similar to mine. It's that 30 minutes a day that bugs me. If you don't take the time every day, day in and day out, the mail starts to pile up. That's one reason why I like Sundays and holidays so much. No mail. Hooray !! You just can’t win !!

Shilpan’s system for dealing with the constant influx of mail is similar to mine. It’s that 30 minutes a day that bugs me. If you don’t take the time every day, day in and day out, the mail starts to pile up. That’s one reason why I like Sundays and holidays so much. No mail. Hooray !!

]]> By: Learn the First Steps to Becoming an “Unclutterer” [Organization] » Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30439 Learn the First Steps to Becoming an “Unclutterer” [Organization] » Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:41:11 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30439 [...] what to shred and what to toss and planning your week’s meals. Photo by hassan abdel-rahman. Are you an unclutterer or a cleaner? [Zen [...] [...] what to shred and what to toss and planning your week’s meals. Photo by hassan abdel-rahman. Are you an unclutterer or a cleaner? [Zen [...]

]]> By: skyz http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30269 skyz Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:36:48 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30269 omg i am happy - my space is decluttered immaculate - i feel like a zen qeisha - it is so beautiful - everything is so easy - i must have tapped into some really good karma - i started by organizing / decluttering by categories (that was the breakthrough) i decided to get rid of all my tapes and discmans and walkmans and mini discs because i am now totally digital - after that each time i thought of a category (clothes makeup books cds dvds papers etc) i attacked that category - i am not only zen fit i am zen buff - i feel beautiful ! http://lifeonmiamibeachsucks.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-feel-good-i-knew-that-i-would-whoo.html omg i am happy – my space is decluttered immaculate – i feel like a zen qeisha – it is so beautiful – everything is so easy – i must have tapped into some really good karma – i started by organizing / decluttering by categories (that was the breakthrough) i decided to get rid of all my tapes and discmans and walkmans and mini discs because i am now totally digital – after that each time i thought of a category (clothes makeup books cds dvds papers etc) i attacked that category – i am not only zen fit i am zen buff – i feel beautiful !

http://lifeonmiamibeachsucks.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-feel-good-i-knew-that-i-would-whoo.html

]]> By: Doug http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30176 Doug Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:21:17 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30176 There's a collary here to having your home and work processes be a "clean, well lighted place" and the inner effect on your mind, mood and spirit. People wonder why Zen temples are so minimal - why the space is so clean. Sweeping the space has a similar impact on one's mind. The idea is that nothing extraneous is "hanging out" so that one's true nature can be discovered, shining through. It's a wonderful model for life - whether one is spiritual or not. Having a system organizing paperwork, laundry, meals - the stuff of living - frees one's energies to move up Mazlow's satisfaction hierarchy without tripping over shoes left out in the hallway. There’s a collary here to having your home and work processes be a “clean, well lighted place” and the inner effect on your mind, mood and spirit. People wonder why Zen temples are so minimal – why the space is so clean.

Sweeping the space has a similar impact on one’s mind. The idea is that nothing extraneous is “hanging out” so that one’s true nature can be discovered, shining through.

It’s a wonderful model for life – whether one is spiritual or not. Having a system organizing paperwork, laundry, meals – the stuff of living – frees one’s energies to move up Mazlow’s satisfaction hierarchy without tripping over shoes left out in the hallway.

]]> By: Rachel http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30167 Rachel Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:28:43 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30167 Nanette..... I had the same problem. I quit rewashing the items of clothes and just put them in a bag. Pretty soon, there were no clothes for my child to wear. When he (10) came upstairs and said that he didn't have any jeans for school, I told him that I thought he didn't like the ones I bought him since he didn't put them away and I had started a giveaway bag with the things I found on the floor. If he wanted, he could get something out of it to wear that day. Of course, they were wrinkled and yucky from laying on his floor. He fussed but wore them to school. It took several tries for this to work, but for the most part he will put away clothes because now he knows that I won't wash them for him to throw them on the floor. Just a suggestion. Nanette….. I had the same problem. I quit rewashing the items of clothes and just put them in a bag. Pretty soon, there were no clothes for my child to wear. When he (10) came upstairs and said that he didn’t have any jeans for school, I told him that I thought he didn’t like the ones I bought him since he didn’t put them away and I had started a giveaway bag with the things I found on the floor. If he wanted, he could get something out of it to wear that day. Of course, they were wrinkled and yucky from laying on his floor. He fussed but wore them to school. It took several tries for this to work, but for the most part he will put away clothes because now he knows that I won’t wash them for him to throw them on the floor. Just a suggestion.

]]> By: Paul Maurice Martin http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30099 Paul Maurice Martin Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:36:41 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30099 I find "unclutterer" to be rather syllabically cluttered. A stutterer might mutter certain utterances upon encountering it. Even a Zen Master might well rebuke a bhikku for such chatter, battering him on the head and proclaiming him to be a disaster. I find “unclutterer” to be rather syllabically cluttered. A stutterer might mutter certain utterances upon encountering it. Even a Zen Master might well rebuke a bhikku for such chatter, battering him on the head and proclaiming him to be a disaster.

]]> By: Igor http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30069 Igor Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:35:45 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/03/are-you-an-unclutterer-or-a-cleaner/#comment-30069 Do these processes make us more automated and less human? Do these processes make us more automated and less human?

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