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Suppose you have no illnesses, in fact are the picture of health, and are quite content most of the time. You exercise regularly, eat well, have lots of friends and love your family. But maybe your closet is a mess, you leave your bed unmade and dishes in the sink, and there are piles of dirty laundry everywhere. Well guess what: Despite your good health and happy life, you might be a fucked-up loony bird in desperate need of therapy and just not know it. So says a tiny article on page three of today's Holy Grail, stating: "Excessive clutter and disorganization are often symptoms of a bigger health problem. The spectrum from cleanliness to messiness includes large numbers of people who are chronically disorganized and suffering either emotionally, physically or socially." Who knew?
The excerpt, taken from the "How to Be Happy" guide published by the New York Times, explains how de-cluttering can greatly de-stress you and thus increase your happiness. One of the easy-peasy instructions on how to release the vastly improved person currently trapped inside you is, "Keep only items that make you truly happy." (This is sort of like saying, "To be happy, be truly happy," but okay, I'll give it a try.)
Two more expert tips from the happiness guide are, "Fold things neatly" and, "Throw away papers -- all of them." Those both actually made a lot of sense to me. So I first carefully folded, and then threw away my Sunday Times-- all of it. Instantly I felt happier.
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