My task of organization was my room. I organized my desk, bookcase and closet. Before beginning this task, I observed the amount of disorganization. I get quite frustrated when I find things out of place; not because i can’t find them but because it insults me. Additionally, i look at the large task and plan out how long it will take and how long I have to spend on each task (otherwise I get sidetracked). During the project, I slowly start to feel accomplished to be making progress. I like how I find things that I don’t usually look at reminding me of many great memories. After completing the task, I feel relieved. It is always stressful for me to be disorganized and the thought of taking time out just to organize is typically quite difficult.
I wouldn’t quite say I this project brought a significant change in how my mind feels but it does make me feel much more relaxed and able to enjoy life much more. Furthermore, I don’t learn from most simple organization tasks. I could claim that it helped me learn about how I think or how mind organizes objects but in reality I don’t think its quite an accurate depiction of me mentally at all. My thought process is much more systematic than I am organized because I have much more time think than I do to organize or clean.
Alex, I can totally relate to your initial frustration as you first looked at the task ahead of you. I also hate when my things are out of place, yet, unfortunately, I am a complete slob, so that does not really help. I wish I could plan ahead and create a plan of attack, but even if I did, it probably would still not work out for me, considering I have the attention span of a squirrel. Pretty pathetic of me, but hey, you said yourself that sometimes memories flood back when you find things as you organize. My main problem is how the objects I find bring memories, which bring more memories, which then bring daydreams, and then I look at the clock and see that half an hour has passed...When I finally finish my work I feel as relieved as you felt, maybe even more because I probably take three times as long! But congratulations on your achievement of organizing your room, because I know from experience how annoying and hard that task can be!!
ReplyDelete