Time and again, research has demonstrated that excessive visual and physical stimuli foster mental clutter. How can you be expected to focus on one task when six other items are nagging with their own needs?
Maybe you’re trying to prep the car for soccer pickup, but its trunk is bogged down with beach gear that was never unloaded. And you can’t get the laundry going because you have to declutter your house before you can even get to your laundry machine.
This domino effect of clutter could be the reason it feels impossible to get anything done. Which, in turn, explains why it’s so hard to attain that fleeting peace of mind.
The following infographic from MakeSpace (they provide affordable valet storage in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and DC) delves into this topic. They highlight a number of surprising ways clutter can negatively affect your life:
Clearing clutter holds potential to remedy your relationship, career, and even your bank account. Not to mention, it could make laundry a whole lot easier.
Sounds like peace of mind to us.