Decluttering Your Phone and Digital Decluttering
Organization and Action Steps to Organize Your Phone
Just like clutter in our physical spaces, clutter on our phone can be overwhelming. Here are a few practical strategies to free up not only storage space, but also mental space from decluttered phones.
It’s important to remember that phone digital clutter takes up mental space. Every unused app, every unopened email, every unnecessary notification is a mental burden. We carry this burden around with us every day. Literally, our phone is a heavy weight for many. Declutter your phone to create a digital environment that is clean and organized. It also helps us focus the way a clean home helps us stay on track. Look to The Uncluttered Life’s Declutter Deck® for tips and tricks about home organization.
Organization
The benefits of decluttering our phone are that it increases our productivity and efficiency. It also gives us increased mental clarity and reduces (a lot) of stress, while enhancing our device performance and battery life. It also helps us stay focused whether at work or personally.
Set aside a few minutes every day or week to review and tidy up your digital space. This will make tasks and file location that much easier.
Action Steps
Audit your apps. Identify those that you rarely or never use. Uninstall these apps so that you free up space on your phone.
Review your photos. Photos can take up a lot of room, and let’s face it, what good are all those photos if you don’t enjoy them? Delete duplicates, blurry, similar, and unwanted photos and videos.
Remove outdated or duplicate contacts. You can merge two of the same with slightly different information.
Remove old messages that no longer serve a purpose. We don’t need to keep all that conversation.
Look at your bookmarks and delete those that are no longer relevant and infrequently visited.
Delete your browser history. Clear your cookies and website data more often than not. Do it frequently enough that it makes sense to you.
Delete movies, shows, podcasts and music playlists you no longer want or need.
In the notes app, delete those notes that no longer apply and keep your current information up to date. Organize remaining notes into folders.
Review your notifications settings. Turn off notifications on things that are not critical and distract your mind from other, more productive things. Possibly even turn off email or message notifications.