windows

If you can’t see the answers from where you’re sitting, stand.

out of the shadows

Throw away something that is hidden under a bed or table.

from over here

Stand. Walk to the other side of the room. Look back at the place where you were. Imagine what you would see if you could observe your actions from this point of view.

floor plan

Think of the three places at home where you sit down most often. Imagine a home layout that puts these three places close together. Imagine a home layout that puts these three places far apart.

stand for

Stand to project more energy when talking. This is especially useful when you are talking to a group for more than a minute or when you are talking on the phone.

pole position

When junk is neatly stacked up and ready to go, even though you can’t take it out immediately, it’s easier to mentally start making it disappear.

go hyperlocal

If you have “nowhere to go” on a holiday, notice the places that exist at home or wherever you are. One room can become a different room just by moving or turning your chair.

state of standing

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” — Abraham Lincoln

motion test

A likely sign of clutter: something is easily moved, but goes a long period of time without moving.

tug

Think of clutter as being connected by strings. When you remove one thing, it changes the position of several others.

stance

“Getting into balance isn’t necessarily about changing your behavior.” — Wayne Dyer

gravity

It doesn’t take much weight to keep your feet on the ground. The weight of a pair of shoes is nearly enough.

point of view

Look at your possessions in a new way by looking from a different angle. Stand on a chair, or walk on stilts, or sit on the floor — anything that is different from the way you normally look at things.

possibilities

If you change your posture, it can change your feeling about what is possible. It takes only a moment to change your posture, yet this effect is not so easy to imagine. You may have to actually change your posture to experience a different set of possibilities.

guitar stand

Learning is state-dependent, so if you want to be able to play guitar standing up, don’t do all your practicing sitting down.

absolutes

In physics there is no right or left.

When you rearrange the furniture, it takes a few days to get used to the changes. Then you begin to forget the way it was before.

Look out a window. Determine, as well as you can, what direction you are looking in. Go to another room and look in the same direction.

You can’t really manage anything just sitting at your desk . . . except maybe the desk!

“To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye, and the heart.” —Henri Cartier-Bresson