As I've worked through this Genius Hour project for the last five weeks or so, I have noticed that I am more motivated to work on tidying up my house when I have been reading books like Marie Kondo's The Magic of Tidying Up and Gretchen Rubin's Outer Order, Inner Calm. Certain areas of the house pop into my mind as I read the different strategies and it gives me practical ways to help me decide what to get rid of and suggestions of how I can tidy and better organize those areas.
Even though I've taken time to organize things digitally this week, like starting to clean out my email and getting the apps on my phone reduced from seven crammed pages to four pages that have some extra space on them, I don't think about my Genius Hour project nearly as much as I did when I was reading related sources. I have not worked with any audio components during this project. I do intend to watch some of the Netflix series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, but haven't yet. I'm more inclined to pick up a book than turn on the television. I absolutely love reading but rarely make the time for it so I'm not surprised that has been an effective means of learning for me.
The other component leading to my success is when I have longer chunks of time that I can devote to sifting through items and tidying up certain areas of the house. The digital tasks have been nice in that I don't need as much time to make progress as I do when actually cleaning up parts of the house. Before a room gets cleaner, it gets messier and I can't leave a project like that halfway done with my 3 and 6 year old boys around.
The only things that have really frustrated me during this project are not having as much time as I'd like to spend getting the house tidied up quickly and having my mobility limited since tearing the meniscus in my knee. I have been enjoying the project otherwise and plan to continue with it even after this class is over.
References
Kondō, M. (2015). The life-changing magic of tidying up: The Japanese art of decluttering and organizing: Summary and analysis. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Rubin, G. (2019). Outer Order, Inner Calm. Harmony Crown.