Top ways to clear your mind
This is a collaborative post.
One of the hardest things to do today is to clear your mind. We have work dictating where we place ourselves in life, we have children at home we have to manage, we have relationships we have to maintain, and we have to make sure that all homes are clean!
That’s a lot to get done and it can be very overwhelming for the mind.
There are so many things that compete for attention day to day, from the endless emails to the caretaking, to finding the best storage tips because you’re just becoming completely overwhelmed by stuff!
To reinvigorate yourself, you need to make sure that you can clear your mind first. There is no point trying to declutter a house if your mind is full of mess, too.
Let’s take a look at some of the things that you can do to clear your mind so that you can be more at ease and start actually feeling like you can handle everything else.
Make a list
Often, to be able to organize your mind you need to organize everything else and it can help to write everything down. With everything that you have to do, it can help you to have a visual thing to accomplish that will help you stay as organized as possible. Emptying out your thoughts on paper and freeing up the space in your mind can really help you to get going.
Say no occasionally
You can’t always say yes to everybody when it comes to getting things done. You have limited amounts of time and you have very limited resources, and that includes your energy levels. If you want to reduce your stress and take more things off your plate, you have to refuse them in the first place. This will then leave some valuable time for yourself for a change, because you can’t help others if you don’t take care of yourself.
Just start
Don’t wait for motivation, don’t put things off. Procrastination is only going to increase your stress and distract you from the other things that you have to do. By delaying things, all of the space is going to be taken up in your head, which adds more stress and more guilt. Avoid those interruptions and your productivity will go through the roof.
Try to take a break
To be able to empty your mind you need to be able to maintain your mental fitness and that means taking a break. If you pull a muscle when you exercise, you address it. You need to consider your brain the same way. Stepping away from what you’re working on and doing something that allows you to rest can make a big difference to how much your brain can quiet the noise.
Seek the help of a therapist
Well, it doesn’t have to be a therapist, but you need to seek some help. If you are struggling and you are feeling overwhelmed then you need to reach out and say so. Sometimes just acknowledging and vocalizing how you are feeling can ease that mental load that you’ve been piling on top of yourself. Give it a try and see how you feel.
