The daily lives of high school students can be incredibly busy. Balancing school, family, extracurriculars, and even a job makes life seem both stressful and messy. When inundated with so much, all students want to do in their free time can be going out with friends or even just staying in their rooms, watching Netflix and sleeping, which seems completely understandable.
However, these habits can lead to a seemingly endless cycle of stress and play. Other options exist, such as simply taking just ten minutes a day to organize belongings. This can relate to their schoolwork, room, goals, or something specific that just needs some cleaning. Thankfully, a variety of ways exist, both technological and not, to organize. Take a deep breath and dive right in.
Notion
Notion could be a great tool to help students organize. This application, founded in 2018, describes itself as “the all-in-one digital workspace for your notes, tasks, and wikis.” Notion stands out because of the entirely customizable formatting, allowing for different links on a homepage that can keep track of the k-dramas you watch, life goals, agendas, and dream logs. With an infinite number of blocks to use for organization, Notion remains completely free. This option works best with students who spend lots of time on devices and enjoy letting their creativity shine through.
Write Your Thoughts Down
The second organizational method seems more old-school, involving pen and paper. Supplies can be found at any stationary store, online shop, or just picking one when shopping for groceries. Writing down thoughts or goals can help students remember and organize their mind. Not only this, but Medium’s Jared Chafee also notes that journaling gives you “deeper insight into your emotions.” Meaning that while thoughts disappear over time, writing creates opportunities to stay focused on the present and create positive affirmations, making students more motivated to complete tasks and goals.
Methods like KonMari to Clean Your Room
Third, organizing can simply be making spaces tidier. Personal rooms can get incredibly cluttered, with clothes and miscellaneous items crowding the floor and furniture. Two ways exist to go about organizing, intense methods like the Marie Kondo way or just taking a few minutes a day to pick up and organize. The latter should work better for the average high school student. However, if there happens to be a day with a completely free schedule, then by all means, “spark joy” in your life by getting rid of clutter, folding, and color-coding.
The KonMari Method by Marie Kondo seems minimalistic, however by getting rid of excess items, the method encourages living among items you cherish, meaning that satisfaction in organization becomes different for each student. Kondo suggests cleaning not by location, but by category, which lends to a more thorough clean. By beginning with clothes, moving on to books, papers, and komono (miscellaneous) and, ending with sentimental items, students can keep items that “speak to the heart” and discard items that no longer spark joy. As the KonMari homepage reads, “Thank them for their service – then let them go.”
These three ways of organizing all end in the same place, with more motivation to accomplish goals, complete schoolwork, and make life a tidier, more peaceful place.
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