Guide To The Mental Health Benefits Of Spring Cleaning

As the weather begins to get warmer, many individuals throw their windows open and start cleaning the house from top to bottom. The arrival of spring also brings spring cleaning to the forefront. Of course, the immediate benefit is a cleaner and more organized home with less junk around. However, a clean house is not the only benefit of spring cleaning every year. In fact, this simple act also provides numerous mental health benefits to last all year.

Learn about all of the little details about the benefits spring cleaning brings to mental health now:

Increase Productivity

Desks covered with stray papers, candy wrappers, mugs, and other bits of clutter put a significant hamper on productivity, whether it is for professional work or otherwise. Decrease productivity can make mental health worse, for instance as an individual may feel worse about not getting enough done and thus worry about losing their job. But a clean desk increases how m stuff individuals are able to get done, since their focus is no longer taken by clutter or the distraction of eating unhealthy food, which in turn provides a sense of accomplishment. While the desk is the most direct way to increase productivity, this benefit does extend to include the entire home from the kitchen to the living room and the bathroom.

Continue reading to learn how physically decluttering the home also creates mental decluttering.