Clear Things Out

Source https://zenhabits.net/tend/

By Leo Babauta

I’ve recently reminded myself of the value of dedicating some time to just clearing things out.

It’s a simple truth that wherever things can accumulate, they will. Emails pile up, clutter piles up, read later list piles up, small admin tasks build up like cruft.

This is the nature of things: they accumulate if we don’t tend to them.

And so, we must tend to them.

What I’ve found valuable is leaving some blocks of time for clearing things out:

  • Some space at the end of each day to clear out your email inbox or unread messages in Slack
  • A day every week where I read through my read-later list (I use Instapaper) and empty it out
  • A day to get to all the small admin tasks that pile up, or a couple of half days
  • A time on the weekend for taking care of small chores and repairs that I didn’t have time to get to during the we…

Source https://zenhabits.net/tend/

By Leo Babauta

I’ve recently reminded myself of the value of dedicating some time to just clearing things out.

It’s a simple truth that wherever things can accumulate, they will. Emails pile up, clutter piles up, read later list piles up, small admin tasks build up like cruft.

This is the nature of things: they accumulate if we don’t tend to them.

And so, we must tend to them.

What I’ve found valuable is leaving some blocks of time for clearing things out:

  • Some space at the end of each day to clear out your email inbox or unread messages in Slack
  • A day every week where I read through my read-later list (I use Instapaper) and empty it out
  • A day to get to all the small admin tasks that pile up, or a couple of half days
  • A time on the weekend for taking care of small chores and repairs that I didn’t have time to get to during the we…

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