{"id":31295,"date":"2020-07-29T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/does-anyone-have-tips-for-how-to-train-yourself-to-put-stuff-away-after-using-it-instead-of-accumulating-an-evenly-distributed-layer-of-debris-on-every-flat-surface\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:53:55","slug":"does-anyone-have-tips-for-how-to-train-yourself-to-put-stuff-away-after-using-it-instead-of-accumulating-an-evenly-distributed-layer-of-debris-on-every-flat-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/does-anyone-have-tips-for-how-to-train-yourself-to-put-stuff-away-after-using-it-instead-of-accumulating-an-evenly-distributed-layer-of-debris-on-every-flat-surface\/","title":{"rendered":"Does anyone have tips for how to train yourself to put stuff away after using it instead of accumulating an evenly distributed layer of debris on every flat surface?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Malina R.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">In our family we call it &#39;flat surface disease&#39;. We either decorate it or let things fall into piles. I forced myself to enjoy clear spaces. Set a timer. Clear everything off. Put everything back where it goes. Take a picture. It&#39;s easier to clean with less items in the way. Do it every day. Think of it as resetting it for the next time in a few seconds&#8230; instead of spending all that time clearing it off again.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-4124119075\"><div id=\"thefa-2030442542\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Habit building made easy<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Rachel U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">One thing I have learned to try to do is to look behind me or look back when leaving an area. Then I can see that I may need to clean up. Another thing that helps me is to set a timer for a couple of minutes and pick up the area.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malina R. In our family we call it &#39;flat surface disease&#39;. We either decorate it or let things fall into piles. I forced myself to enjoy clear spaces. Set a timer. Clear everything off. Put everything back where it goes. Take a picture. It&#39;s easier to clean with less items in the way. Do it every day. 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