Coping with Clutter

COPING WITH CLUTTER COSTLY CLUTTER AT HOME Follow these steps to calculate the cost of clutter at home: 1. Monthly mortgage/ rent payment divided by home square footage = price per are foot 2. Calculate square footage lost to clutter 3. Multiply clutter- covered footage by price per square foot 4. The resulting figure is the amount you're spending on clutter-covered space each month DANGERS OF CLUTTER Clutter puts more than your pocketbook and productivity at risk: 1. Trip hazards 2. Increased dust: allergy risk 3. Stress/depression - clutter is associated with guilt, overactive minds 4. Potential fire hazard WORKPLACE CLUTTER WOES Clutter clouds workplace performance: 30 MINUTES 35 PERCENT Time the average worker spends looking for items each day Percentage of workers who would feel ashamed if people saw their office clutter 40 PERCENT Percentage of workers who say their fellow workers clutter the office 80 PERCENT Percentage of documents in filing cabinets/stacked on desk that workers don't read $177 BILLION Cost of productivity lost to clutter each year in the U.s. COPING WITH CLUTTER Conquer clutter with these tips: 1. Rent a self-storage unit to free up space 2. Tackle clutter room by room 3. Get rid of items you don't use 4. Make clutter clearing a team activity - bring in family, friends, co-workers 5. Make use of records management, digital storage, shredding services 6. Clear desks and high-traffic areas daily 7. Move items you rarely use into self-storage 8. Sell furniture and valuables you don't want to keep 9. Make way for new purchases by moving items into self-storage INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: www.pouchselfstoragenews.com Pouch SOURCES: http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/o912/the-cost-of-clutter.aspx http://www.deseretnews.com/artiele/700199331/The-hidden-costs-of-clutter.html?pg=all http://thehealthylivinglounge.com/2008/03/05/the-emotional-cost-of-elutter/ http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/high-octane-women/201203/why-mess-cause -stress-8-reasons-8-remedies