Clutter Raises Stress and Splits Your Focus: 8 Science-Backed Ways to Declutter When You Are Busy
Clutter keeps your stress response running and pulls at your attention. These eight steps take minutes a day and work with the way your brain handles mess.
Cox & Cox
You come home after a long day and the hall table is covered in post, the kitchen counter holds shopping that never made it into the cupboards, and a bag for the charity shop has sat by the door for a month. None of it is urgent. Every time you see it, though, part of your mind goes back to work.
What clutter does to your mind
Clutter keeps your stress hormones high
This article is for members only
Become a member to unlock this article and all premium content.
Related Articles
Birdwatching Sharpens Attention and Mood at Any Age, So Start Your Children Before They Turn 11
Members
Young Adults Now Flourish Least, and Purpose Can Help
Members
A Sense of Purpose Shapes Your Health and Longevity
Members