How to Declutter The Mind
Before it crashes, has a mental breakdown, or burns out — sometimes it’s the triple combo.
AUGUST 2025 EDITION
{Monday 25th of August 2025}
Hey, my darlings! Welcome back to another blog by ILY3000! If this isn’t your first time here, thanks for coming back—I missed you! And if it is your first time, welcome, welcome! I’m so happy you’re here.
The human brain is like a computer that continually fires and overloads until it crashes, has a mental breakdown, or burns out — sometimes it’s the triple combo.
And the thing is, the human brain is considered to be a supercomputer. Both process information, store memories, and control complex functions, with neurons acting as transistors and the brain's storage likened to a hard drive. We all know hard drives can overload. Unlike computers, however, the brain excels in adaptation because we can understand our environment for our own betterment. But often, as people… we choose to ignore how our environment or situation can overwhelm us, which prevents us from working at our full potential, even if it doesn’t seem so on the surface.
It could be too much social media clouding your mind, a midlife crisis, working excessively and neglecting self-care, overthinking, or feeling pressured by others, a situation, or even yourself. Overloading your brain can stem from many sources, and all are equally important to address. No one’s problems are bigger than another’s. They all matter deeply to one another.
If you can’t work mentally, you can’t work physically — have you ever heard of that saying or something similar? No matter how physically prepared you are, if your mental and emotional state is not in check, it can undo all the effort and work you’re putting in.
So we must learn to declutter the mind. Now, how do we do that?
SOLITUDE: Solitude doesn’t have to be associated with loneliness. You can be alone but not lonely. When our minds and ways of thinking are cluttered, we often need time to untangle those thoughts ourselves. Away from people, away from social media, away from things that suppress your raw honesty. This can be done while going out to eat alone, taking a walk in the park or nearby area. Avoid pacing back and forth in the confines of your home; that would have the opposite effect, haha. You need a broader space to feel, move, and think. In summary, get comfortable with yourself.
EXERCISE THE BRAIN: Okay, yes, I said declutter, but sometimes the brain needs a little critical thinking boost to counteract its negative train of thought. And the perfect way to do this is through games. Board games, console games, mobile games, or even logic puzzles. Examples include Sudoku, crosswords, chess, solitaire, word puzzles, and much more.
RELAX THE BODY: I would’ve said exercise the body for this one because, yes, certain exercises help reduce stress, but it is equally important to let the body just be and breathe. A bath, a new body scrub, trying out a sauna or a spa - you never know; swimming, sleeping, or just lying in bed doing nothing if you can’t sleep. Don’t push your body too much; in doing so, your mind will follow suit. We’re aiming to reduce cortisol (the primary stress hormone), and doing activities you enjoy — whether watching a movie, a show, reading a book, or engaging in a 'feel good' activity — can help with this.
DON’T BOTTLE IT IN: There are numerous ways to express pent-up thoughts, like journaling, painting, recording yourself talking about it, discussing it with someone you trust or a therapist, and the often-neglected remedy: crying. I know, some situations make you think that “no matter how much you cry, the matter won’t be fixed”. It’s not about fixing, it’s about releasing. Who said crying fixes everything? No one. So, why hold back those tears? This is your sign to let it all out. Let the breakdowns happen, it doesn’t matter if it takes hours, days, or a week to recover. Allow your body to release. No one else can do that for you. You must look after yourself - body and mind, as they are the only things you truly own.
LET’S TAKE IT SLOW: Give yourself the grace to be slow. No rushing mornings, no overthinking. It’s like recalibrating. Imagine this: when a car has not been used for 12 hours or more, especially in the morning, it needs time to ‘wake up’ or ‘warm up’. Allow time before turning on the AC, shifting gears, and letting the oil circulate so the engine is ready, enabling gentle driving at its optimum temperature. If a car takes 30 seconds to a minute to reach its best performance, why shouldn’t you give yourself time to recalibrate? And don’t mistake me for suggesting just 1 minute - gosh no, we’re humans. We need longer periods of time, and that is up to you to decide when you feel like yourself again.
With these 5 examples, I hope you declutter your brain, even if a little. Give one of them a try!!
Until Next Time, ILY3000—
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I think I needed this blog a few weeks ago 😅. I’ve learnt to take things slow till I am ready to bounce back. For the past few weeks I’ve been delaying my weekly uploads and wasn’t in the groove of writing — you could say I had a writers blog and struggled to lengthen my recent blogs and after I took things slow, took some time to untangle myself, I’ve started writing and ‘yapping’ a lot on this blog and the previous one.
So this may be your sign to declutter you mind ✨
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