It’s been shown over and over again that multitasking is pretty much a myth. That does not take away that there are circumstances when we can do two things at once, but only if we focus totally on one thing and the rest is happening more or less on autopilot. Walking and eating works because we can walk without thinking about it, while watching TV and listening to someone is a lot harder, if not impossible.

Multitasking only barely works under very specific circumstances involving different input/output channels. Otherwise, what you end up doing is serial single tasking. So why won’t you stop multitasking already?

When you hear about decluttering and organising, it’s often on the subject of getting more organised and letting go of things, and that is – of course – a huge part of the conversation. However, we rarely hear anyone speak about what their understanding of “organised” actually is.

At which point does disorganisation become cluttered? A similar question applies to organisation: when does an organised space or schedule or life become a disorganised one?

Do you often feel as if time is running away from you? The day is over and a long list of things to do has only shortened by a small margin? When you take a look at your to do list you often end up realising that a lot of the items remain unchecked, making you feel like you haven’t achieved anything on that day?

Why is that?

Most of us are under the impression that we need things to remind us of whatever adventures and experiences we have been through. Besides, all of us have that rather annoying tendency to collect things and find more of the same.

What does this add up to? A growing collection of memorabilia, of course.