{"id":218886,"date":"2019-01-20T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/?p=218886"},"modified":"2021-10-06T21:48:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T04:48:15","slug":"digitally-declutter-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/digitally-declutter-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Easy Ways to Digitally Declutter (and De-stress)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s time to KonMari your digital life. <\/span><\/p>\n

If your email inbox always runneth over, you have 17 browser tabs open at any given time, and your storage is always full, we\u2019re talking to you. Decluttering your digital life is the path to freedom and better emotional health in 2019<\/a>. Because we all know how messy surroundings can cause stress and anxiety<\/a>: the same is true with a disorganized online life. Tidying up takes a little time and effort but it will actually save you time and energy going forward. And you sure do feel better once it\u2019s done. <\/span><\/p>\n

So how can you go about cleaning up your online life? By breaking the digital hoarding cycle. (Yes, that is an actual thing.) Read on to see how you can declutter and destress in 2019. <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Streamline your computer desktop.<\/strong> Move files and pictures to folders. Get rid of unnecessary icons. The more your eye has to look at, the more your brain has to process, and it can be hard to think clearly. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Get consistent with file names.<\/strong> Use the same system to name files and put them in folders. They will be easier to find and you won\u2019t end up saving multiple copies in different places. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Oust unused apps.<\/strong> How many pages of apps do you have on your smartphone? And how many do you actually use? If you haven\u2019t opened it in six months or longer, hit delete. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Do a social media purge.<\/strong> Make sure everything in your feed is something you\u2019re actually interested in seeing. Unfollow any accounts that aren\u2019t interesting to you. You\u2019ll find you\u2019re actually more engaged with the ones that are left. <\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Unsubscribe.<\/strong> If your inbox is filled with promotional emails, you probably spend a decent amount of time sifting through and deleting. Unsubscribe from any newsletters that don\u2019t spark joy. <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Don\u2019t use your inbox as a to-do list.<\/strong> Try the act-file-delete system from productivity expert Janice Russel. There are only three things you should do with an email- act on it, file it, or delete it. Any message you can\u2019t immediately respond to or trash is organized into a specific folder, like \u201cwaiting on response,\u201d \u201cto-do,\u201d or \u201clow priority.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Organize your photos.<\/strong> They don\u2019t all need to be on your phone–nor do they fit! Save your photos on a cloud drive, Dropbox, Shutterfly or OneDrive. And try printing them out so you can actually enjoy your pics in person–just remember to delete them from your phone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What’s your tip for digitally decluttering? Tell us in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It\u2019s time to KonMari your digital life. If your email inbox always runneth over, you have 17 browser tabs open at any given time, and your storage is always full, we\u2019re talking to you. Decluttering your digital life is the path to freedom and better emotional health in 2019. Because we all know how messy… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":218889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42077],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n7 Easy Ways to Digitally Declutter (and De-stress) - Lulus.com Fashion Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If your email inbox always runneth over and your storage is always full, we\u2019re talking to you. 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