How to do a brain dump (to get stuff done and move through the overwhelm fast)

Home Organizing for Beginners: Organizing, cleaning and time management strategies

Today’s microscopic home organizing topic is brain dumping - the best way to get all the things out of your mind so you can get the right things done.

This is the first of a 3 part series on overcoming overwhelm at home.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? That’s a silly question, right?!

EVERYONE feels overwhelmed at times. While it would be great if we could implement something that completely eliminates overwhelm from ever happening again, I don’t think that’s realistic. Do you? Life throws us curveballs, unexpected things. We can even be overwhelmed with normal daily life of running a household, working, trying to simply do all the things.

As someone who is or feels like they’re just starting their home organizing journey you want to be set up for lasting home organizing solutions, right? In order to make that happen you’ll have to do something different than you’ve done before or what society tells us.

Instead of allowing overwhelm to rule your life and make you feel anxious and frustrated, you can start with a brain dump to get yourself moving in the right direction and to squash the overwhelmed feeling. In this episode I’ll share with you what a brain dump is, why it works and how to do one.

HOW TO DO A BRAIN DUMP

Let’s get into the steps you need to take to make it happen.

1. Decide if you want to use pen and paper or type it up. There’s no wrong method to use.
2. Start writing. Everything that comes to your mind. Don’t worry about the order. Just write or type. The goal is to get it all out of your head.
3. Write/type until you can’t think of anything else.
4. Keep the list you're making handy so that as you think of more things, because you will, you can add to the list.

That’s it! This is the first step to overcoming the overwhelm at home. In next week’s episode I’ll share what the next step is, prioritizing. I’ll share the best way to prioritize and what to consider when you’re doing so. But if you’re feeling like you need extra help right now. It’s an urgent situation. Please go to www.homeorganizingforbeginners.com and click the ask me anything link. This allows you to ask me any question you have about home organizing, including overcoming overwhelm. I’ll get back to you with a solution that you can utilize right away.

Join me again next week to continue learning how to overcome overwhelm at home.

Thanks so much and have a great day!

Your Home Organizing Educator,
Tammy