Why you should adopt a minimalist office

If you are curious about what aminimalist officecan bring you, you're in the right place. Minimalism is not just a matter of design, it is also a way to focus on the essentials, to feelbetter with less. There are real scientific benefits to be minimalist, including reduced stress and increased creativity and concentration.

Free from space, physical and mental

Keeping your desktop objects only in sight is essential. Freeing your office from physical space has the effect of freeing you from mental space for your brain.

The fact of having a poorly-seated office sends you a sign of urgency, stress, which is not necessarily related to reality. On the contrary, having a minimalist, tidy office is reassuring. You are then more able to work comfortably, both physically and mentally, sending your brain information that everything is well in its place, under control. You will then be more relaxed and able to creativity and of productivity. Even if your computer screen returns you with a stress situation, being physically in a reassuring environment will help you overcome this ordeal.

This is one of the reasons why the Scandinavian office is so successful, because of its soothing character.

If you don’t have all the necessary storage, no problem, simply move a few elements. The simple fact that you don’t have too many different things in your field of view will suffice you free mental space. So don’t add up to the difficulty, enjoy the zenitude sensation of having a mentally soothing office. It doesn’t take much time and brings many benefits.

Be inspired, surround yourself well

One minimalist office and design is very satisfactory to use, but more importantly it is very inspiring. It is the things that are decided to accompany. A nature lover who stores his papers and has a beautiful plant on his desk will be more inspired and enthusiastic about coming to work there for a long time.

It can also go through the accessories you use: a notebook with a nice paper, a nice feather pen, an original keyboard or mouse you will want to use.

Ultimately, Surround yourself with objects that you like, which inspire you, which are pleasant to your eye, smell, or touch. If you buy your brand new car you want to drive it without even having a ride, just to enjoy it, know that this principle applies to all your everyday objects. The fact of surrounding ourselves with objects that we like, with which we have a emotional connection, allows us to forget the tedious aspect. Imagine a new keyboard that you like very much, if you want to use it, to type it without even having anything special to write, it’s a good sign that this object will allow you to get to work with, without even asking for effort.

All this functional environment participates in your satisfaction and motivation to use it, then get your pen, your favorite keyboard, and you will feel naturally comfortable.

Do a good deed

It is interesting to get rid of useless objects, or that rarely serve, to a cleaner and more user-friendly office, but that is not the only benefit.

All these things that are potentially useless on your desk could be very helpful to someone else. All you own but don’t use is one thing another person might have the benefit of.

So if you decide to reorganize your office to make it more minimalistic and more attractive, you will certainly have to separate yourself (without difficulty since it was not your use) from many objects. You can then use online sales platforms for the most interesting items to resell, sites like Leboncoin and Vinté will be your friends. For the simpler and older elements, think about donation, you probably have a nearby Emmaus store. And if you don’t, you can always donate it via the internet, via donation platforms like donnons.org for example.

The important thing to remember is that every usable object you don’t use could be of use to someone who would need it, but who doesn’t have it. So think about it when you are tidying up and take advantage of it to bring value to the people around you!