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>there seemed to be a connection between a disorganized living space with a disorganized mind/life. I cleaned all of that up and found I had better health, had
by will_brown 9y ago
>there seemed to be a connection between a disorganized living space with a disorganized mind/life. I cleaned all of that up and found I had better health, had time for the things I enjoy most in life, and was far happier than I would have imagined by having "less."
I agree and think this concept is ancient, evidenced by the concept of spring cleaning and the idea of-not necessarily the quote - "cleanliness is next to godliness".
- jdbernard 9y agoIf we're going to put this kind of stock in cultural perceptions we should consider also the converse: the long-standing association of disorderliness with inspiration, creativity, and genius.
- will_brown 9y agoI think we can both agree genius is the exception to the rule, not all geniuses are disorderly and rather geniuses can function highly or even thrive in environments where people of average ability can not, but in no way does disorderliness create geniuses.
- jdbernard 9y agoOK, exclude genius from my statement. Let just limit it to creativity and inspiration. Messy business. Of course, my real point is that both connections are tenuous and reductive. It's a fun bit of pop psychology, but I doubt either is actually true in general.