Diwali is around the corner and all of us are busy cleaning our homes and throwing out Clutter. This is one time of the year when everything sparkles, shines and lights up. Most of you must have experienced the uneasiness of a cluttered kitchen or messy workstation. Clutter builds up a lot of stress and this is now backed by science too that there are some major mental health benefits of decluttering.

Let us find out how decluttering can help:

Concentration is Improved

A study has found out that if you live in a physically cluttered place, you are more distracted and multitask more often. This will result in poor performance and high stress. If you have a cabinet full of organized boxes and stacked documents, you will be experiencing less frustration and improved focus. When you have a better focus, you can tackle all big and small jobs with better efficiency.

You are in a Better Mood

Staying in a cluttered space can make up feel overly irritated because your brain will process this as a situation in which you have a life that is scattered. It makes you feel sad. Decluttering your space will give you a real sense of achievement. A study has also found out that there is a correlation between cortisol levels and the number of objects in your home. The number of objects you have, the more stress you will experience.

Positive self-esteem

When you declutter, you have a lot of portion that you have to donate or recycle. Both these activities of donating and recycling will boost your self-esteem and increase positivity. Organizing and decluttering will also improve you as a person and improve your relationships.

Ignite creativity

In yet another study, it was found that if you stay in a clean and minimalist environment, you can be more creative. When you work in a clean, neat and organized environment, your creative juices start to flow. You can improve skills like writing, music or art more in a decluttered space. You will create a lot of space in your head and there is a chance that you will come out with your next big-idea soon.

Have a better sleep

You will have a problem with sleeping if you sleep in a messy room, more chances are that you will have disturbed and interrupted sleep. Your mind will never be at rest.

Increases Self-efficacy

When you declutter your space,you are making multiple descisions and solving several problems where you have organize your stuff in a specific space. It will test your reasonableness and quick descision making about whether you want to keep or discard an item. This will  make you more confident  in descision making.

If you have a lot of clutter around your home and workspace, most likely you are a hoarder and it is very difficult for you to throw away clutter; But The advantages of organizing and having a clutter-free space outweighs the negatives if any.

Know Dr Prerna Kohli