Clutter August 9, 2009

By Matthew Best

Last week I told you about my computer challenge – having to have Window’s reinstalled
and being grateful for having backup of my files. This week, I want to continue with another observation about being without my computer for a week. It’s a simple observation really – When I went back to my computer and pulled in my e-mail, old files, old programs, etc., I was amazed at how much of it was just clutter.

When we are in the day to day of life, we seldom realize that subscribing to just one more newsletter or adding one more program to our computer will pile on to the zillions of things that are already there. Just today, I unsubscribed to about 70 newsletters – I can only imagine how many fewer e-mails I’ll receive that I never read anyway. And don’t worry – I still subscribe to many other newsletters, it’s just that I’ll actually value them more since they won’t get lost in the clutter.

So how much clutter is in your life? Do you even notice it? Instant access can be a positive thing – look at all the great things we’ve accomplished as a society. Remember though, it’s a tool. Instant access can also mean that there is no time to process the information. Poorer decisions are often made when we don’t take time to process information. Sign-up at http://somedayisland.com/newsletter.html