URMC / Employee Assistance Program / News & Events / UR Medicine EAP Blog / November 2021 / Get a Mental Boost with Decluttering Get a Mental Boost with Decluttering If you think decluttering is only about dealing with the dust (or the complaints from others around you), consider other benefits discovered recently by workplace wellness researchers. One real benefit is improved mental health. Researchers found that a person can’t collect and possess a bunch of stuff and create a disorderly and chaotic environment without paying a mental health price for doing so. Researchers found that clutter undermines one’s ability to have a pleasurable and satisfying work experience and creates a risk of burnout, thereby lowering productivity. Source: www.depaul.edu/ [search "declutter"] UR Medicine EAP is brought to you by Well-U, helping eligible individuals to assess issues, and provide short-term counseling and referrals. Keith Stein | 11/3/2021 You may also like Don’t Sit On Your Talents What Willingness to Learn Says about You You’re Committed, So Show It Use "Distancing" to Think Calmly Under Pressure