Day 2

My cellphone, post KonMari method

Today's challenge? To clean up the cellphone. . . which was right up my alley. I love it when things are tidy and find it quite hard to stay focused on the task at hand when my surroundings are disorganized. The sad thing is, life has a tendency to be messy, hectic, and just overall crazy and it's hard to find the time to stop and organize one's life, or in this case, one's phone.

Another barrier to being organized is not really knowing where to start. Thankfully, Note to Self (the podcast production team) had everything under control and introduced the KonMari method for cleaning one's phone. The major focus of the KonMari method is to keep only the items, in this case the apps, that give you joy. How does one go about determining the level of happiness that an app provides? Well, there is a trick. 

This 'magical' trick involves contact with the item in question. Unlike clothing, one cannot handle an app materially, but it is possible to move the app around on your screen. Not only is moving an app fun, it also gives you time to consider the necessity and good (or bad) experiences that you have had with said app. 

Once you have decided whether to keep the app or not, you either ditch it, or keep it in (ideally) a single folder. But the key is, do whatever makes you happy. If you would prefer to have more than one folder, go ahead; joy is subjective and only you know what makes you happy . Once you have cleaned up the apps you arrive at my favourite part, choosing your cellphone background! Make sure to choose an image that brings you pleasure, so that at the end of this cellphone clean up your phone will only add to your bliss, rather than being a source of stress. 

Hopefully at the end of this cleanup you will feel like I did: satisfied, calm, and in control of at least one aspect of your life!  


Goodnight webworld,
Z