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Spontaneity isn’t the same as chaos

Order doesn't happen without intention.

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Amy C. Williams
Mar 03, 2022
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no, this is not my room…. leave me alone.

Remember yesterday when I said I was the master of randomly piling things up? Well, that’s my filing system, you see.

My room and office are constantly in chaos, but generally I know how to find things. Until it actually matters, and then I can’t find anything. It took me three weeks to find a pair of shoes once.

Chaos may feel easier sometimes, but it’s deceiving because it actually costs you more time and energy later on. Chaos is exhausting.

Funny thing about chaos is that it never gets less chaotic naturally. Living with any kind of structure is something that has to happen by design, because order doesn’t just happen. It must be created.

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