My ideal brand of minimalism isn't arbitrary removal of items, but pragmatism, organisation and cleanliness. You will be surprised how similar it feels to have

My ideal brand of minimalism isn't arbitrary removal of items, but pragmatism, organisation and cleanliness. You will be surprised how similar it feels to have your tools well organised, versus removing them all together. I think it comes down to our brains attempting to forecast and predict everything we do. So when your workspace is messy, your brain can't look very far ahead, it doesn't know where everything is so it can't accurately forecast the situation. It gets flustered and you work slower. When you're organised, your brain can subconsciously connect all the dots and suddenly everything feels easier and more simple.