Shield your eyes from your stuff -- yes, really

Looking at your stuff bums you out more than you may realize.

Today I’m taking you on a bit of a journey through a couple types of brain differences and how they can turbocharge our organizing and home design decisions. Whether or not you experience ADHD or High Sensitivity, understanding this lens can only help you.

ADHD & High Sensitivity - a quick primer

There’s a lot of talk about neurodivergence lately — we are recognizing more widely that not all brains process information the same way. Whether we’re talking about the autism spectrum or ADHD or something else, it’s great to see these other states of being recognized and celebrated.

There’s an organizing tie-in here: Everyone is impacted by their home environment (whether they’re neurotypical or not), but some sometimes different ways of processing information makes you even more sensitive to your space or makes it especially hard to create the environment you need.

For instance, I’ve been learning a lot about ADHD from a close friend with a severe case. Turns out that creating household syst…