As the disorder affects the productivity and what to do about it?
Work And Study Productivity / / December 23, 2019
Maintaining order - is an integral part of the operating cycle. Kerry Gleeson
An unfinished mug of tea, a case for glasses, notepad, candy wrapper on the candy, the charger from the phone... A day on my desktop accumulates a lot of unnecessary things. My morning begins not with coffee, and with restoring order on the desktop. I know that if you do not Uber, the day will come to nothing.
In this article you will learn how the disorder affects our productivity and what to do.
Where does the mess
... he went more every day on the streets of his village, looked under bridges, under the crossbar, and all that or come across him, the old base, woman's cloth, iron nail, crock - all dragged to his... Nikolai Gogol, "Dead Souls".
Each of us is a little Plyushkin. Mankind has lost its course: you need to love people and use things. But we do the opposite.
We are so sensitive to material objects that we do not notice how cluttered with junk. "Do not throw out the box - it is still useful," "Unnecessary nonsense, but it is a pity to throw out - I'm for it 50 bucks on eBay gave! "," Good book, ever necessarily read it, the main thing is not to remove from the field view! ".
Thus was born a mess. The truth is that the box never wait for his moment of glory, we will never find the use of nonsense with eBay, and "good" book will never be read. This unnecessary things, but the brain can not put up with it.
Researchers at Yale University establishedThat in the process of "farewell" to the things meet the same areas of the brain that for physical pain (the anterior cingulate and insula). In accordance with this, the more expensive for us this or that object (the more money we paid for it, the more it involves memories, etc.), the more difficult to part with it.
Moreover, scientists have proved that physical contact exacerbates the emotional attachment. In other words, the tangible objects that we touch, hold in our hands, throw harder (agree a lot easier with computer files).
This simple maxim proves experiment. People handed out coffee cups and asked for some time to hold them in their hands. Then there was an auction, which sold the most cups. It was found that the longer the party was holding a cup, the more money he was willing to pay for it.
By the way, marketers and advertisers are well aware about this feature. In electronics stores, we strongly suggest to hold gadgets in their hands, because they know - physical contact can trigger a purchase.
Thus, the disorder gives rise to two features of the person: physiological (activated parts of the brain the brain responsible for pain) and psychological (tactile sensations contribute to the development of attachment to subject). This leads to an accumulation of things.
As the disorder affects a person
Bedlam on the desktop, in a room or cabinet have a negative effect on concentration and productivity.
That is the conclusion came Scientists at Princeton University, studying performance of people in organized and unorganized space. It turned out that the disorder "kills" attention, and this, in turn, leads to stress and reduced productivity.
Similar to multitasking paralyze our brainsAnd disorder paralyzes our productivity.
It is noteworthy that the productivity reduces not only the physical but also the "digital mess." Blockage in the mail, 17 tabs open, a lot of icons on your desktop - all this too unsettling.
According to Mark Hurst, founder of the consulting company in the field of marketing and personal productivity, as well as the author's about digital literacy booksDigital chaos also affects the productivity like a mess in the apartment. At least, both resulting in an inability to:
- process information;
- remember it;
- quickly switch between tasks.
This is another reason to arrange "Digital output".
How to get rid of the clutter
If you think that a cure for the disease called "disorder" - a cleaning service, you are mistaken. Cleaning - only a temporary measure. It is necessary to eliminate the sources of feeding disorder.
5 steps to order:
Step 1. Limits. We love freedom, but if we want to get rid of clutter, must themselves set some limits for yourself. Do not buy more of N-Nogo number of specific things, not to buy a new book, until you read the previous, not Fallaway more than 100 (200, 500 ...) people on Twitter, etc. These limits help to be Plushkin and stockpile unnecessary things.
Step 2. Minimalism. Every girl knows how big nor was hood, it is still not enough. Gradually, things take all their allotted space. The shelves are full of things? This is not a reason to expand the pantry. This is an occasion to throw out the excess and continue to try to "fit". Buy a small table, take a trip a small bag. So you will be able to desist from further unnecessary things.
Step 3. Monitoring. We inertia Sui things in a cabinet or a drawer and forget about them safely. In order not to breed confusion and know where it is, it is necessary once a month (or more often) to direct the audit. Read the step by step instructions, how to restore order in the closet.
Step 4. Everything has its place. It is important that things do not just have "their place", but returned there after use. I took a pen and wrote a note - put it back in the pencil holders. I took out a book from the shelf and read right - put it back on the shelf. Similarly, the files - are not stored on the desktop or in another temporary folder, and right back to where it should be stored (delete - remove).
Step 5. Habit. Maintaining order should become a habit, just like brushing teeth in the mornings and evenings. So do not forget to include in your to-do-list such trifling and seemingly unnecessary items as "make out documents," "wipe the dust", "make out in the closet."
Creative chaos
If the mess on the desk is a mess in my head, then what is an empty table? Albert Einstein
In spite of all the scientific arguments, some people need a mess. Surprisingly, randomly scattered belongings and unsorted paper - in this case the sign of the boiling action.
The phenomenon we commonly call creative chaos. It is believed that creative people are so passionate about their ideas, he did not even notice the mess around him.
A striking example - Alan Turing. Disorder was one of its productivity secrets. His desk was always littered with papers, he could at any moment to rush to the table to write down on a piece of paper first got the idea dawned on him.
What do you think of the mess?