maze

Stick with the difficult problem that comes up; or set it aside and move on to something easier. There is no wrong way to move through a set of challenges.

drumbeat

You don’t have to watch a clock for long to see that time doesn’t care what you are feeling.

panorama

Being in balance includes being able to spend time preparing for things that are coming up and reflecting on things that have completed.

stations

To get in sync with the life you want, you may first have to get out of sync with the life you fell into by accident.

now we are

A meeting of the minds is built on an agreement about the meaning of time.

alert

Do the things that require alertness before you get tired.

steam

If you are often tired late in the day, plan your most important work for the morning.

reference

Sometimes you have to look up things you already know.

steps

Decluttering in three steps: 1. Collect your energy. 2. Look around. 3. Make good decisions.

hop, step, slide

Clearing clutter transforms your daily life at each step along the way, and it may also create breakthrough moments when a large shift happens in a short time.

done, done, and done

After you meet a big deadline and catch up on everything else, lean in to the emptiness that follows.

in place

“I don’t want to run and hide. We’ve seen it all from either side.” — Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie

one set of sheets

It might seem that each bed needs at least two sets of sheets, but perhaps one is enough, if it does not take a full day to wash and dry the sheets and return them to the bed.

roll with it

“When life is too much, roll with it, baby.” — Steve Winwood

decision-free action

Look for actions you can take that do not require making a decision. Do the obvious things that have an immediate benefit regardless of what you might decide.

bad hat day

There should be a day when you wear your best hat and a day when you wear your worst hat. Otherwise, why have them?

in sync

Shop for the season, but dress for the weather.

behind the curtain

When you start to put things in order you discover more disorder. You discover problems you did not realize were there. This is the result of turning your attention toward the things you want to change.

diy after

If you do more things for yourself instead of purchasing them, this leaves you with more things to clean up. The temporary state of disorder is not a sign of laziness, but of industry.

Monday morning

On the rare day when you find time to look through clutter, don’t view it with the optimism of a day when you have time to spare. Think of what each item will mean on a regular work day.