When I was small(er) my parents gave me the book, What to Do When Your Mom or Dad Says… Clean Your Room!. Part of a series titled “Survival Series for Kids” (Seriously. My poor parents.):
A proto- Marie Kondo treatise. With better pictures. One begins by clearing off and making the bed. That is, establishing a work surface. This is having put aside the time for Write-Treat.
Next we “pick up anything that is out of place” and pile it onto the work surface.
That was the previous post, identifying the current state and naming the concepts.
And now:
That’s it. Pick up one object/concept at a time and don’t put it down until it’s done. Gosh. Who knew cleaning one’s mind could be so simple? 😹
Dharma PhD 
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Haha, that’s clear meditation instructions, thanks Shannon! 😂
Reminds me of Akincano’s take on instructions for meditation in the Pali canon, quoting from memory (though I’m sure you have an accurate transcription somewhere!): “you find a nice spot under a tree, sit down, cross your legs, put down the hindrances and cultivate the awakening factors, job done!” I never get tired of hearing these.
Your version even has illustrations for the process.
P.S. Thanks, Sharon, for pointing out the comment section under these posts and that there is a subscription feature!
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Love this. Marie Condo has you start by taking every piece of clothing you have an piling it on the bed. Then you look at, usually with a sick feeling you have way to much clothing. Then you only put away the items that give you joy.
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Love this!
Marie Condo has you start by taking every piece of clothing you have and piling it on your bed. Then you look at all of it and realize it’s a lot of clothing. Then you only keep the clothes that give you joy. The rest you let go of.
If you replace “clothing” with “thoughts” and “bed” with “head” you get:
…start by taking every thought you have…in your head. Then you look at all of it and realize it’s a lot of thoughts. Then you only keep the thoughts that spark joy. The rest you let go of.
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