One change I’ve made since reading The Organized Mind is that I do different tasks in different places, using geography to train my brain to focus on a specific task.  When you try to do everything on one computer screen in one chair, nothing gets done.  Now, mindless surfing and emails happen at the dining table. 

Virginia-based Matt Paxton, host of Hoarders is my celebrity organizer crush (tied with Peter Walsh).  So when Matt posts something, I read it.  Matt recently shared on Facebook an article on excuses to which he contributed.  Of the 5 most popular excuses for keeping things we don’t need, #1 was “In case I need them in the future.”  Sound familiar? 

This week finds me in Cancun, Mexico on an Abraham-Hicks retreat.  The morning workshops are led by Esther Hicks a famous author and speaker on the law of attraction.  I’ve been following these teachings for about a decade and they have completely transformed my mood, my business, my ability to appreciate and bask in the moment, and so much more. 

The podcast that has my attention these days is Presidential.  Considering I’m a native Washingtonian who was brought to tears by American history (both by grades and boredom), Presidential is a godsend for me.  The political literacy of many of my clients is staggering.  It’s hilarious the lengths I go to to avoid political chit-chat, but 14 episodes in, it’s already come in handy whilst chit-chatting over the recycling bin.

I highly doubt Mr. Bowie’s most brilliant thoughts came to him while sitting at a desk, but nevertheless, he too had an office. The mystery of where he found his boldness and inspiration is only surpassed by the question of what did he do sitting in his Eames chair at his desk?