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OASIS Book ReviewsSession 9

January 30th , 2019

Today’s Presenter

- Sree Veerapaneni, OASIS Southeast

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The Life Changing Magicof tidying up

– Marie KondoThe Japanese art of decluttering and organizing

source – (blinkist.com)


What to expect in this book:


The First StepVisualize your Dream Life

In your Dream Space& achieve

your Dream Lifestyle

Filled With Things

you truly love

Keep Books You are

passionate about

Discard first

Buy again if you miss

it

Easy Access to Things you really

like

How is it? Free of Clutter – tidy like a hotel suite


A Tidy Home

Improves

Body and mind



• Feel natural to you

• Evaluate purpose

• Evaluate usefulness

• Let go if no purpose

• Can be therapeutic

Organize Process Effects End to a means

How to Tidy your living space

• x cold & Calculated

• Arrange by category

• Does this make me happy?

• What is it’s purpose?

• Lasting effect

• Like Meditation

• Doing what feels

right for

- Your space

- Your things

- Your well being

• Detoxing Body & Mind

• Discard & Reorganize – gets rid of dust

• Brings fresh air in

• Can bring cathartic sense of cleansing


Put the Past in order & Improve Clarity

on the Future YOU Want

Clothes, Books, Docs, Misc.itemsSentimental items last

Categorize focus on a portion of your stuff

Rediscover Old Passions

&Bring Clarity

to Life

KeepsakesShould

bring Joy

How to approach different items



Surround yourself with Neatly organized things

that bring you JOY &

Create a comforting environment


• Arrange by Fabric

• Then by size

• Then by color

Or by size

• Shortest on one side and longest on the other

• Creates a visually comforting pattern

Clothes Born Messy? Decisions Purpose

Organizing

• Not true

• Just Negative idea

• Try for perfection

• Organization helps with your outlook on everything

• Power to make decisions & act on them

• Will be easier

• Improves decisiveness

• Find things faster

- No Clutter

- No Stress

• Organize items by their purpose

• Different roles

• Improves confidence levels about starting and achieving new goals

TIDY Once & See lasting changes


Make it a special event &Sudden change

will be a fresh start

Exhaustive & Will take

timeApproach

with RESPECT

towards all items

Greet & Thank Ur Space and

items & clarify your relationship

Organize space to match your

dream lifestyle

Keep a home Tidy is daunting…A Lifetime of effort?



It will be hard…But, you will need to let some things go!


• What is it’s purpose?

• Has it served it’s purpose?

• No? Will it serve it’s purpose now or tomorrow?

Purpose Just Because Contribution Gifts & Cards

How do you bring yourself to throw these out?

• These items are common cause of clutter

• Start with personal – but defined categories

• Start with CDs, DVDs, (Do you still have tapes?), accessories, etc.

• Household supplies, gadgets, etc.

• Evaluate how these things contribute to your life and happiness.

• Have you missed it all this time it was packed away?

• Does it SPARK JOY in you when you see it and hold it?

• These are messages from friends and family to show you that they care.

• The purpose has been served.

• Time to Let Go….

Summary…• De-cluttering should be easy• Decide what kind of life you want • Make your space reflect your future• Decide what you want to keep• Discard it if it does not Spark Joy


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Book reviews (we will try to cover a different category each week)

Books about

Health Fitness & nutrition

History

Money & Investments

Productivity

Personal Growth & Self Improvement

Upcoming Reviews:

The Shortness of Life by Seneca (49 A.D)

The Diabetes Code by Dr. Jason Fung

The little book that still beats the market by Joel

Greenblatt

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