Mind Clutter

Distractions are a type of mind clutter. I had an interesting occurence recently, which made me think about this. For over three days, I experienced a tech glitch, which caused my email and ohsoorganized.com website to deactivate. I couldn't access my website or send and receive emails during that time. While I have other avenues for communicating, email is the one I depend on most frequently.

Some workarounds were put in place, so that people knew other ways to reach me. But, what I realized was how not having regular email access meant I had fewer distractions and less mind clutter. I wasn't aware of my dependency and distraction issues with email until it was gone. When I was "off," I found it much easier to focus on my priorities, practice mindfulness, and hear myself think. I had more clarity and less mind clutter.

This was a fascinating and unexpected experiment. I can see the benefit of setting some self-imposed "tech-less" holidays, even if it's only for a few hours a day. Do you have tech boundaries?