{"id":58,"date":"2008-06-16T07:53:58","date_gmt":"2008-06-16T11:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becomingminimalist.wordpress.com\/?p=67"},"modified":"2008-06-16T07:53:58","modified_gmt":"2008-06-16T11:53:58","slug":"operation-minimalist-office-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/operation-minimalist-office-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"operation: minimalist office complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>before:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/panaramic-of-office-for-web3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/panaramic-of-office-for-web3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>after:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/panoramic-of-new-office.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/panoramic-of-new-office.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>what i did:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>removed every book that\u00a0i have not\/will not use<\/li>\n<li>removed wall hangings (notes\/record albums\/college degrees)<\/li>\n<li>removed all paper clutter from desktop (stored in my top drawer)<\/li>\n<li>removed all office equipment from desktop (stapler\/tape)<\/li>\n<li>removed noncurrent clutter from bulletin board<\/li>\n<li>removed misc clutter from bookshelves (souvenirs\/sports memorabilia)<\/li>\n<li>painted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>able to focus \/ less distraction (my mind matches my activity)<\/li>\n<li>a vision for the future (no longer tied to the past)<\/li>\n<li>more energy (clutter is so mentally draining)<\/li>\n<li>endless 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