Who among us couldn’t benefit from less clutter and less stress? Internationally renowned speaker, author, and caregiver advocate Deborah Greenhut will offer tips and insights on “Decluttering Our Lives and Reducing Stress” for our Paid-up Membership Brunch on Sunday morning, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m., at a private home in Mendham.
All paid-up members are welcome. You may pay that morning if your membership has run out ($40 a year).
Deborah Greenhut
According to Deborah, when we say “clutter,” we generally mean papers and other stuff that piles up—in our home, our office, even our car. But these piles often mount up because our lives are simply too busy to keep the piles from growing in the first place. Time is not elastic, so learning to manage it well is key to decluttering.
And for many of us, clutter in our lives becomes a major source of stress. So decluttering enables us to considerably reduce our stress levels as well.
In Deborah’s program, each of us will first map the big picture of our life to see what’s distracting us from doing what’s most important to us. “When we start to understand the distractions that are throwing our lives out of balance, we can take control to get rid of the clutter in every aspect of our lives,” Deborah points out. “By assessing our goals, and looking at how we manage our time and how we can delegate tasks in our lives, we can chart a clear path to balance and avoid cluttering task-creep.” Please bring a pen and pad for an exercise that morning. Extra pads and pens will be available for anyone who doesn’t bring them along.
This hands-on program, addressing paper of all kinds (tchotchkes, too), plus physical or electronic files, will give each of us a guide to time management, decluttering, and stress reduction.
Deborah has taught time management and communication skills throughout North America and in Western Europe for employees of Fortune 500 and smaller companies. She has published two books that help caregivers reclaim their time—The Rational Caregiver and The Sharegiver and the Crown: A Journey to Empowered Caregiving. She also launched a podcast, called The Sharegiving Secret. A recent cover story, in Insight Magazine, profiled Deborah’s 50-year career in education and writing as a complement to her recent inclusion in the 2024 Who’s Who in America. Deborah teaches writing at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Rutgers University.
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