#626: How to Declutter Every Aspect of Your Work Life

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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When you think about decluttering, you probably think about your home life, and cleaning out your junk drawer and closets. But there are also ways to declutter your work life and tidy up both its physical and digital aspects. My guest today explains the art of practicing minimalism in your professional life in a book he co-authored with organizing expert Marie Kondo. His name is Scott Soneshein, he's a professor of business and management, and his book is Joy at Work. Scott and I begin our conversation by unpacking the benefits of keeping your work life neat and tidy, and then move into how to do this in regards to your physical workspace. Scott shares three questions to ask yourself when you declutter your office to help you decide which items to keep and which to throw away. We also take a useful aside into how to throw away your children's artwork with less guilt. We then move into how to declutter your digital life by cleaning up your email inbox and smartphone. We end our discussion with several areas you may not think of in terms of clutter, but probably need some tidying up: your activities, decisions, network, and meetings. Get the show notes at aom.is/declutterwork.

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0:00.0	Brat McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:10.8	When you think about decluttering, you probably think about your home life and cleaning
0:13.9	out your junk drawer or your closet.
0:15.4	There are also ways to declutter your work life and tidy up both its physical and digital
0:19.4	aspects.
0:20.4	My guest today explains the art of practicing minimalism in your professional life and
0:23.1	a book he co-authored with organizing expert Marie Kondo.
0:25.9	His name is Scott Sunnenschein, he's a professor of business and management and his book
0:29.3	is Joy at Work.
0:30.3	Scott and I have been in our conversation by unpacking the benefits of keeping your
0:33.4	work life and eating tidy and then moving into how to do this in regards to your physical
0:37.1	workspace.
0:38.1	Scott shares three questions to ask yourself when you declutter your office, helping
0:40.9	decide which items to keep and which to throw away.
0:43.3	We also take a useful side to how to throw away your children's artwork with less guilt.
0:47.4	We then move into how to declutter your digital life by cleaning up your email inbox and
0:50.3	smart phone.
0:51.3	In our discussion with several areas you may not think of in terms of clutter, but probably
0:54.6	needs some tidy up including your activities, your decisions, your network and meetings.
0:59.8	After the show is over check out our show notes at aam.is slash declutterwork.
1:03.6	Scott joins you now via clearcast.io.
1:13.4	Scott Sunnenschein, welcome back to the show.
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