The Intention For Spaces

Designating uses for each space can help create a sense of order in your life.
3 min read

The Intention For Spaces

Designating uses for each space can help create a sense of order in your life.
3 min read

Have you ever thought about the way you use the different spaces in your dwelling? It can be natural to blur the lines between what each space is for.

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For example, you may find yourself working at the kitchen table. Or watching your favourite TV show from bed. Or scrolling social media while you take a shower.

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While there is nothing inherently wrong about using each space in any way you desire, considering what each space is best suited for can help delineate where your mind is.

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Spaces can be cues for activity. This is helpful for building disciplined practices.

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Imagine you had a couch in your living room or hosting area reserved for journalling. If you were trying to build more mindfulness into your days, then this couch would become a mental cue that you are about to focus on a self-care practice.

Designating uses for each space can help create a sense of order in your life.

While this is not the only way to get a feeling of stability or control, it can be helpful in the journey towards calm. We tend to associate physical space with modes of being. Consider how a restaurant has a different feel than a gym. These spaces have purpose attached to them. And that purpose impacts what life feels like within them.

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Mentally, designating spaces with intention can be helpful for productivity, but also in rest. Spaces reserved for rest can be helpful to improve the quality of that very rest. Imagine reserving your bed for sleep, or perhaps reading a book at bedtime to help yourself fall asleep. By restricting yourself from bringing a TV show, movie, or a doom-scroll on social media to bed — you’ll give yourself a better chance at getting a better sleep.

Having a space or set of spaces used for different tasks can bring a degree of structure and order. Each person is unique, but here’s an example of a starting point for how spaces can be mapped to activities:

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Kitchen table: Eating only

Couch: Reading, watching content, hosting friends

Armchair: Journalling, Meditation

Work Desk: Work only

Bed: Sleeping only

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Being intentional with your spaces can be a simple way to let your space work for you. You have the freedom to do whatever you want, but optimizing how your space is used is a powerful way to improve quality of life.

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Have you ever thought about the way you use the different spaces in your dwelling? It can be natural to blur the lines between what each space is for.

‍

For example, you may find yourself working at the kitchen table. Or watching your favourite TV show from bed. Or scrolling social media while you take a shower.

‍

While there is nothing inherently wrong about using each space in any way you desire, considering what each space is best suited for can help delineate where your mind is.

‍

Spaces can be cues for activity. This is helpful for building disciplined practices.

‍

Imagine you had a couch in your living room or hosting area reserved for journalling. If you were trying to build more mindfulness into your days, then this couch would become a mental cue that you are about to focus on a self-care practice.

While this is not the only way to get a feeling of stability or control, it can be helpful in the journey towards calm. We tend to associate physical space with modes of being. Consider how a restaurant has a different feel than a gym. These spaces have purpose attached to them. And that purpose impacts what life feels like within them.

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Mentally, designating spaces with intention can be helpful for productivity, but also in rest. Spaces reserved for rest can be helpful to improve the quality of that very rest. Imagine reserving your bed for sleep, or perhaps reading a book at bedtime to help yourself fall asleep. By restricting yourself from bringing a TV show, movie, or a doom-scroll on social media to bed — you’ll give yourself a better chance at getting a better sleep.

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