How many emails are sitting in your inbox(s) right now? Are there orphaned files on the outskirts of proper folders? And what about the photos that are yet to be named and edited living in digital purgatory? Thought so, same here. Confession, I am a professional designer and organizer and I have digital clutter. Phew, that felt good, but not great as I still have a dirty little hoarder closet of digital chaos. Sometimes I over file things with names that I’m sure I’ll remember and sure enough, gone. Don’t get me started on the usernames, passwords and security questions. I am faced with the reality that I don’t know the answers to my own questions…that I chose. Deep breath in and time to take a few baby step to reduce the digital clutter and improve productivity.

3 STEPS TO REDUCE DIGITAL CLUTTER

Delete any apps on your phone that are not used on a daily or weekly basis. (They can always be added back if necessary)
Choose 10 photos on your computer and rename them using the subject of the picture and the year they were taken. It’s okay that the pictures go into on folder for now and later be categorized for further organization.
Create a page of accounts and passwords for ALL of your subscriptions, bills and bank accounts with balances and due dates. This go-to document will be a time saver in addition to seeing what accounts can be closed out and eliminated altogether.

CLEAR THE CLUTTER

Here is a meditation for clearing clutter first in the mind, then in your physical surrounding and finally your digital world.