10-Minute Digital Declutter: The Simple Habit to Eliminate Technology Overload by S.J. Scott & Barrie Davenport

Author:S.J. Scott & Barrie Davenport [Scott, S.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Oldtown Publishing LLC
Published: 2015-11-08T18:30:00+00:00

PART VI: DECLUTTERING YOUR COMPUTER

The Truth about the Clutter on Your Computer

The computer (i.e., desktop or laptop) is the device where people keep most of their digital clutter. We use this device for pretty much everything—entertainment, work projects, photo storage, and software downloads. So you can see how it’s easy to let a computer get filled with lots of clutter. In a way, it can easily turn into the virtual equivalent of the junk drawer where you store every item that doesn’t have a home.

Unfortunately, whereas it’s easy to organize a drawer, decluttering a computer is a lengthy project that could require hours of effort. To truly organize this device, you have to think beyond a simple file management system. What’s often required is to complete a series of micro-actions where you delete software programs, reorganize files, eliminate unimportant items, and generally organize everything into a minimalist structure.

All of the things described above are why we’ve broken the decluttering of your computer process into a series of steps. Our suggestion is to complete each step before moving on to the next. Furthermore, some of them might take longer than a single 10-minute block of time, so this means making one of two choices: 1. Declutter your computer slowly in blocks of time. 2. Dedicate a few hours (or even a whole day) to completing the entire project.

It doesn’t matter what you pick—the important thing is to make sure you get everything done before moving on to the next step.

No matter what you do, it’s important to tackle the area that is often the biggest reason why you might lose or misplace important documents—your file management system.

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