Do you find yourself rushing around, perpetually late? Adding things to your to-do list just as fast as you check them off? If so, you may criticize yourself for being “bad” at time management. You may have read a thousand time management tips on how to “hack” your schedule to wedge more activities into your days but failed trying to implement them. This post is a counter to all those tips. Less hectic days are possible, but you need to employ realistic time management. What is realistic time management? I’d define it this way: Objectively and accurately assessing how much time and energy various activities require vs. how much…
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I often share decluttering tips for our physical space. We’ve all experienced stuff piling up around us because we weren’t intentional about what we bring into our homes. But what about our minds? Can they collect clutter, as well? My intention with this series on the Enneagram types is to show how we unconsciously build up “psychic clutter” and provide guidance on which unhelpful beliefs each type can declutter for a more fulfilling life. For more context, see the introduction to my post about the Enneagram 1. Here, we’ll focus on the Enneagram 6. There’s a lot of debate about the utility of personality typology, whether it’s MBTI, the Enneagram,…
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My goal for this series on what each Enneagram type can let go is to apply minimalist and essentialist principles to personal development. On this blog, I share a lot of decluttering tips and minimalist inspiration related to material possessions. But it’s not only physical things that pile up and distract us from what’s important. Our minds are also cluttered with outdated beliefs and habits that may have served us well in our childhood, but now do more harm than good. This “psychic clutter” collects over time and crowds out our ability to explore new perspectives and improve ourselves. For more context, please see the introduction to my post about the…
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I think all of us can admit that we have relationships with our phones that are…not the healthiest. In his book, Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport refers to the concept of a “cell phone as a vital appendage.” This definitely used to be true for me – I rarely even walked from one room to another without my phone. Catherine Price, in her book, How to Break Up with Your Phone, quotes a variety of alarming statistics. Americans spend an average of 4 ours per day on their phones, which amounts to 56 full days per year. They check their phones about 47 times per day, and that number shoots up to…
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In this Enneagram series, I discuss how we can use the principles of minimalism to clear clutter beyond the physical. I’m referring to “psychic clutter”- beliefs, habits, and thought patterns we’ve clung to for too long which hold us back. For more context on the Enneagram and how understanding your personality in systems like this one can help you live a more intentional life, please refer to my first post on the Enneagram 1. In this post, we’ll focus on the Enneagram 4. Enneagram theory holds that 9 fundamental personality types exist among humans, each based on a core fear and a core motivation to counter that fear. Understanding your…
