How to Dejunk Unwanted Files from your Computer and Work Desk
Dejunking your mind and your space should also extend to your computer, which stores so much of our rubbish these days.
Make it a habit to regularly dejunk your computer. It is better for the running of your computer and keeps it in good condition. You will find it really easy to trash ninety percent of your electronic mail because so much of it is junk anyway. But do make certain that old emails are really thrown away and not simply lying in your trash folder. This can be likened to the basement or attic of your home until you get around to clearing out all the unwanted debris.
RULES:
Once a month, spend an hour or so determinedly deleting all of your unwanted pictures, fi les, memos and emails. You will fi nd that doing this is not only good for your computer, it feels good for you too, as you are symbolically deleting unwanted information and freeing up your brain space. Don’t forget that doing this extends the principles of clearing clutter to the tools of the 21st century.
Keep Your Work Desk Clear of Junk Your workdesk should be kept reasonably clear of junk.
RULES:
1) If yours is a working style that requires piles of fi les and papers on your desk, then at least make sure that the mountains of fi les and paper is not placed directly in front of you, blocking your view. T is will only cause your view of work itself to become blocked.
2) Do not place piles directly behind you either, as this means you will always feel weighed down with work. Instead, keep fi les and papers to your left in order to simulate Dragon chi.
3) Desk drawers have a way of becoming clogged with a variety of things that cross a working person’s daily life at the offi ce. Do not let these things choke up your career. A congested desk will create “traffi c jams” in your working life. Instead, keep the chi moving, especially the chi on your desk. Let nothing stagnate.
4) If you have fresh fl owers in your room, for instance, change the water daily and throw out wilting fl owers, as there can be nothing more damaging to your working life than dying blooms.
5) Always keep any decorative items on your desk to a minimum. Framed photographs, crystals, pen holders, executive games, feng shui enhancers and so forth, should all be kept to a sensible number. If these things threaten to overwhelm the tabletop, there is no space left for new opportunities to come in.