How To Keep Your DIGITAL SPACE Clean and Minimal

[@ThreeTwentyTech]

The one thing that most people don't understand is that a cluttered device often leads to a cluttered mind, too. In order to achieve focus and clarity, a clean and structured setup is crucial.

[@edwardleefilms]

Couldn't agree more. Well said 🤘🏼

[@alxluthor]

Boom! you nailed it, bro! That's correct... I need to reevaluate my whole organization in my studio and devices...

[@ThreeTwentyTech]

@@alxluthor Goodluck with that, Alexander! I know it can be daunting at first but I guarantee you that once you start cleaning things up, you'll feel much more motivated to keep going. Once you're finished, you'll have a clearer mind as well as a clear work space! :)

[@VishwajeetBhatt]

They also say an empty desk/device is an indicator of empty mind :-). Nice video though!!!

[@joshmillerdp]

How much anxiety did it give you to clutter up your desktop for that shot?!?!?! 😂 Awesome video dude, I got some good stuff from it

[@edwardleefilms]

On a scale of 1-10. Easily a 12. 😂

[@s.dh29]

@@edwardleefilms 😂😂

[@emmanuelonuada]

😂😂😂

[@sacdaabdurhman]

“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.” Sharing some love from a small KZbinr. Loved the video 💜

[@DeanBarnett_]

If my desktop isn't empty I consider it a mess! Great video.

[@edwardleefilms]

SAME HERE

[@AshishKunjachan95]

Me too 😅

[@hssy2jrocker]

@@edwardleefilms i am so unclean and extra that if windows didn't have universal search, I would have thrown my PC away

[@billjamal4764]

Weird, I literally have stuff all over my desktop

[@zBalistiqRain]

Yessir!! its always empty!

[@andersonportela9541]

The 'Desktop' folder on Desktop was brillant and helped me a lot. Thanks!

[@edwardleefilms]

Its a game changer hack!

[@callmeNeno]

@@edwardleefilmsI have same concept except I call it “Inbox” instead of Desktop folder

[@Courage2Create]

I’m loving your content. Has really helped me be more productive and calmed my physical, digital, and mental workspace.

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@JulieAnnStone]

Hi Edward, I liked the way you organize your desktop folders. WORKING, BUSINESS, PERSONAL. Great idea! And your other tips are amazing. I am on a decluttering journey, and my office is a large part of it.

[@mikef5238]

It’s been a minute since I watched I genuinely good productivity video. Congrats man

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for the love!

[@99thkamikaze]

paused the video the first 3mins in and organised my files it was indeed satisfying when I was done

[@edwardleefilms]

hahaha, love it. Thank you for commenting!

[@audixd1274]

I'm really trying to organize my digital life and space right now, good thing I subscribed to your channel and saw this video. Thank you for the tip.

[@edwardleefilms]

I think were all trying to get our spaces (physical and digital) dialed in!

[@youtubedoapollo]

That video IS PERFECT! 👏

[@benowa]

So glad you posted that video! I love watching your content, I hope you will post more regularly :D

[@edwardleefilms]

Thats the plan! Need more time haha

[@mohammadizham2278]

I adore how you organised your stuff man. Really inspiring.

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks so much for watching my vids!

[@tuyenthanh922]

i wonder why i never knew about notion before, such a powerful management tool. thank you handsome

[@emmanuelonuada]

I am switching my scheduling to google calendar, I checked it out and it's better than what I used previously (Microsoft ToDo). Thanks man!

[@igordesousalima5159]

I love the way you organize everything.

[@boldennotaryla]

Thanks for sharing great tips. I'm in love with your office setup.

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@Alucard-ye4vh]

I would honestly love it if you did a more in-depth Notion tour. I love Notion, but I am still learning to use it. I like how your Notion setup looks, and I would love it if I can get some tips from you that talks more about it.

[@edwardleefilms]

I will have to add the video to the list and get it created for you guys!

[@Alucard-ye4vh]

@@edwardleefilms Thank you so much!!

[@nicolerenard4766]

Yesss!! I would love a notion your

[@leetraviusmckay314]

@@edwardleefilms can you share notion template 🤔

[@trim.]

Been waiting for this one! Watching it right now

[@romandruckt4752]

I love the style of all of your environment, digital, pictures on the wall etc.. nice clean style. 🙌🏻

[@MordioMusic]

Great video, thank you. Happy to see you got so much more follower!

[@ΝίκοςΓιαπής]

The production quality is great, this channel deserves way more subscribers

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks so much!

[@itsalexoh]

1:01 bro, i feel personally attacked... LOL but really, I appreciate you making this video and sharing your process on staying organized digitally. I also really appreciate how much thought you put into making this video really concise with little bits of humor. you're definitely one of my favorite KZbinrs that I've discovered this past year!

[@edwardleefilms]

Oh shoot!! That means a ton. Thanks for this genuine comment! I appreciate it.

[@kingkaz2162]

thanks Edward for sharing! it is always good to look back at our digital habits.

[@blackblizzard769]

2:35 I would also add a VAULT folder for encrypted documents such as passports, IDs, Certificates etc, and a QUICK-ACCESS folder for a shortcut into any current files.

[@blackblizzard769]

Quick access can also be the default favourites tab tbh

[@Quiselott]

Easiest subscription ever! Gave me so many ideas 💡

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks so much!

[@guardiantank6608]

You've probably studied 5S but as a warehouse lead I have to study Toyota's 5S system which is basically a more expanded version of this mindset I am happy to see people practicing this stuff

[@edwardleefilms]

Woah ive never heard of this system. Where can I learn more about it?

[@guardiantank6608]

@@edwardleefilms go to Wikipedia for 5S and look under the S's and it'll go over the whole process it's just a efficiency and organization system

[@JUSTINBUISSON]

Thank you so much for this!

[@JonathanJayTorres]

Let’s go brother! Such a good video 🤙🏽 I just bought a LaCie hard drive yesterday and I’m getting organized!

[@edwardleefilms]

Yessir! Awesome man

[@NiihiLo]

Can't wait for a Notion video!

[@HelpCloud]

Thanks Edward, great tips!

[@techmk1]

Great video and tips to keep digital spaces clean! Time to throw everything on my desktop into a "desktop" folder!

[@edwardleefilms]

My favorite tip for sure in the video!

[@SebastianCristanchoYT]

I don’t know where you’ve been my whole life but I think I love you

[@edwardleefilms]

LOLOL best comment

[@Mxxkxs]

Good job man… all my support😮‍💨

[@lukestrege502]

been on a declutter of my digital space recently and this was dope. I WAS that desktop person hahaha

[@edwardleefilms]

hahaha I used to be too 😂

[@manushetgar]

If You are using mac then try the feature USE STACKS on desktop screen it is a cool feature introduced in macos mojave

[@austinmd-01]

crazy how i was just thinking about this before this video popped in my recommended

[@edwardleefilms]

Awesome! Hope you enjoyed the video

[@tylerburns8533]

Man…this really helped me. Thank yoy

[@edwardleefilms]

No probs. Thanks for watching dude

[@celjfilmundgamay1174]

I wish I have the mental capital to do this! Great video!! 🙌🏻

[@mateusc4595]

Thanks brother this was really helpful for me; I tend to get anxious when I'm not organized or have so much to do; and also thanks for the mindset tip.

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@MaiElizabeth]

Subscribed! Because I LOVE MATTE BLACK and I NEED MORE INSPIRATION & IDEA!

[@greatoutdoors3998]

😀😀😀😀amzzzing loving your set. OMG IM LOVING YOUR #LUMIYlightblade lamp SOOOO BRIGHT 😀😀😀😀😀

[@RealMineKD]

Hah! Good thing I got rid of the habit of having ANYTHING on my desktop years ago! xD I felt so not attacked it actually made me laugh out loud xD

[@edwardleefilms]

hahahaha im glad you're no longer on the dark side!

[@fatebinder6905]

Thanks for your great work, we can feel passion through the quality of your video. I will give a try with Idenati & Note, and all your precious advices !

[@edwardleefilms]

Wow thanks for the comment!

[@ShamarMarcus]

You have the best videos man!

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks dude!!

[@Gabifuertes]

I really have a shit ton of things on the desktop. It's just my working folder, because it's easy to drag things to. If I was concerned about it being distracting, you can just hide them and unhide them whenever you need them back. Also, on macOS there's the stacks feature.

[@jwadewole]

Thank you for this video. I am very organized but… I recently realized I have too many storage locations. I have files in: Drop box, 3 Google drives, iCloud and of course my hard drive. Also I just started using GoodNotes and notion. And don’t forget the iPhone notes app. Oh my, I need help.

[@karthikpagnis7445]

Thank you so much for this video appreciated 😊😊😀😀😀☺️

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@marcschillinger492]

Great video! Love what you're doing :).

[@anhtuannguyen5791]

Thanks for your sharing. Very clean and useful!

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@aarones4378]

That's one thing I might have to take from ya, a drive for every year. That would help out a ton!

[@conan1991able]

Same like me but the drives are costly

[@edwardleefilms]

Yeah the drives can get pretty costly. I usually account for it into my yearly expenses and make sure I dont feel too bad when I have to spend the money on a new drive

[@杨林-u7c]

It’s useful. Thank you for your video 😘

[@kaif2678]

Loved the video. Would love to see a more detailed look at your notion set up and the templates you use.

[@edwardleefilms]

Definitely! Plan to make a video like this soon.

[@AlanaLuiza]

Congratulations on the video. I just met you and I liked it so much.

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@berjo]

Thank you for this, very useful tips

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words

[@thejournalofjoe]

Personally I don't have anything on my desktop. I use Rainmeter skins and only a clock and some task widgets to do not forgot anything. Thanks for the video :)

[@smokeback]

loving this video very helpful

[@FearlessNetwork]

Some really amazing tips!

[@MichaelNNguyen]

Another great informative video bro.

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for watching bro!

[@marcyboy641]

06:30 "it's not that safe" What do you mean with Safari bookmarks being not that safe? You could use Keychain to store your passwords, right?

[@edwardleefilms]

This is a good point haha. I don't think I explained that portion properly in terms of what I was trying to say! I mainly mean that it's not safe meaning anyone who opens your computer can just click onto the safari tab and access all the tabs. Also with auto login on keychain, its convenient for us but not if we have to let someone else use our computer. I like how Idenati provides an extra wall to access all your important websites.

[@MrJuantana]

Crucial Video.

[@itsgabrielgao]

I'm amazed on how you managed everything.cool.

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks man!

[@BudgetingJustBecause]

That desktop with all those files gave me the shakes lol great video!

[@edwardleefilms]

SAME 😂

[@BhawinJagad]

Idenati looks amazing will surely check it out. Thanks for this. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 keep making amazing videos

[@balancedwalnut3786]

@Edward thank you for this, would you mind templating the dashboard at 10:39 and sharing? For the life of me I am not able to create one like the one you have

[@edwardleefilms]

Yes! I plan to make a notion video very soon :)

[@EricAndrada]

Can you share your notion template? It seems very helpful

[@edwardleefilms]

Yup! It's on my list of videos to create

[@zhuxili5033]

Great video! Could you also talk about how you organize your photos please? Definitely need that.

[@edwardleefilms]

Definitely!! On my phone or computer?

[@zhuxili5033]

@@edwardleefilms thanx for reply! I guess both? But totally up to you ^_^ Like do you have a routine of cleaning/archiving/backing up the photos? Would be interesting to know your ideas!

[@StephenHOutdoors]

Extremely helpful and straightforward. Thank you!👍👍

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@MattGarcyaDC]

i saw that notion app i was curious that you were gonna explain that. cuz im deciding on whether to use notion or google calendar

[@MattGarcyaDC]

Never mind. I gotta stop commenting till i finish the video entirely

[@edwardleefilms]

Its okay, I be doing that too sometimes haha

[@danielchitima7048]

dope content, great quality

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks Daniel!

[@jasonrajiv689]

Awesome Content!! Learnt quite a bit!!

[@edwardleefilms]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@BrianArche]

Noooiiiicccceeeee!🔥

[@davidtranpdx]

Fantastic thumbnail!

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks!

[@chocolateanddutchy]

Thank you for sharing Idenati, very helpful and easy to use. We are also using notion, such a great tool!

[@CreatorHouseVlogs]

0:19 - Sir where did you get that hanger rack

[@edwardleefilms]

amzn.to/2LUV3Kx

[@tori4262]

Can you please share a more in depth video about Notion? :)

[@wulanrussell]

Even I have kid already, digital minimalism is number 1 when it comes to my work! Everything messy on my screen, I feel like I just wanna burn my computer and phone!!!! Almost got an heart attack !!! I can not stand next to my husband when he’s doing his work!!! That multitabs, and messy desktop on his computer makes me wanna kick his computer. I am that crazy 🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@edwardleefilms]

hahahaha well i hope this video was a breath of fresh air for you!

[@roxsnk]

0:49, ayy man you got me !

[@rickpostdp]

Really helpful video! Structure is key for me. I don’t understand how people can live with a desktop full of unorganized files, that completely stresses me out lol.

[@edwardleefilms]

I could not agree more lol

[@nothankyoutube]

Min is a great hyper minimal browser as well

Amazing! Can we have this Notion template?

[@edwardleefilms]

I want to clean it up a bit before sending it through. Hoping to make it a bit better and make a video for you guys on it soon! (with templates)

[@artraft5142]

Yeally! a video for decluttering a computer! Are we going that ill!

[@marquiseblue2806]

Great video!! I just subscribed here and on your social media as well

[@edwardleefilms]

Thanks!

[@skrumb]

Notion is ironically making my life hell, the amount of choice you get can get overwhelming and it lacks really simple features that it would make it so much better: repeating tasks, less cluttered ui, phone app is slow, and so on.. I tried and tried but I'm moving on to something else.

[@edwardleefilms]

Honestly don't blame ya! It's not for everyone and definitely some simpler apps out there

[@riccardoriva486]

the desktop folder is also a my invention ahahahaha

[@TreyWaylifeboy91]

Thank you for the video trying do like you

[@workproduct.3341]

make a video on ur notion page and how u made it

[@kayecambare5856]

Love the way you organize your files on your computer. Wondering if you also use cloud storage like Google Drive and how you integrate this into your digital organization system. I have files in my computer, hard drive, and Google Drive which makes organization a bit more tricky (and time-consuming!). 😵‍💫

[@edwardleefilms]

I usually store files on a physical external hard drive and then any important docs (in case of fire) will be on Google drive / Dropbox! I usually use G-Drive for docs and then Dropbox for photo/video assets

[@Snowy12378]

thx FOR ALL!!

[@MohammedAhmed-ow8ie]

Great Video!

[@zBalistiqRain]

Hey would you mind sharing your posters you have on that gray wall? Your room has been my inspiration for mine since i'm redesigning it and i would love something similar to yours for my wall. Thanks!

[@AppleOceanus]

This is an authoritative piece. I delved into a corresponding book that was just as exceptional. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Theodore Blaze

[@jason.j.reyess]

Great video !! Super helpful

[@Jujusha-YT]

Hello ! very nice video, can you tell me more about the drives you get your files on ? they look nice ! (name? reference?) thank you very much ! :)

[@edwardleefilms]

G technology G Raid drives!

[@Jujusha-YT]

@@edwardleefilms thanks mate ! 😄

[@yaraedor2881]

Can you share your Notion dashboard template?

[@alexandremartingale1731]

Noticed 'JW' as folder name. I'm kinda curious of what it does stand for. :)

[@ModernXMade83]

What do you think it may mean??? Jehovah Witness?

[@edwardleefilms]

You are correct :)

[@danielvitorgomes1733]

Hahaha notice that too

[@alexandremartingale1731]

@@edwardleefilms awesome brother 😄

[@saulocodes]

If you see the calendar frames you'll read things like "6 min talk main hall" or "CO visit" from tuesday to sunday. hehe Nice to meet you bro! subscribed

[@modestbukowski]

What kind of routines do you have though to KEEP it clean? I think most get the logic of having a structured hierarchy helps. I take tons of screenshots that piles up in the screenshot folder, and downloads + desktop. I've tried a digital Mise En Place 10 min at the end of the day to put files where they belong but if you slack just a week it's chaos again. There are also tools like Hazel where you can set up rules for folders so it can move files for you and keep it tidy.

[@edwardleefilms]

These are really good points! I think for me, I upkeep my photos and digital files (like notes app) at least once a month. I will block out about an hour or two one day out of the month to make sure I dont hoard a bunch of useless or non-essential files

[@Zack_z89]

Thanks for the sharing👍🏼

[@drblount10]

Hello and many thanks for your videos! I'm a teacher and some of us are the worst. Do you do online consultations?

[@edwardleefilms]

Hey Danielle! Sorry I do not do consultations but feel free to drop a question here and I'd be happy to answer to the best of my ability!

[@drblount10]

@@edwardleefilms OK! I am a teacher and teachers are all about the stuff--and disorganization. I have at least 2 One Drive accounts, 2 Google Drives, at least 2 versions of Sharepoint, plus my desktop. One Drive autosaves. Work has different versions of Office 365, SharePoint, and Teams, but you never know which version will open or where it will autosave. They are older than my new computer with Windows 11. I was placed in multiple random teacher groups in my work Outlook but they have links you have to click, I can't get email from these groups. I'm visual, so I can't "see" where everything is, and more is coming in.

[@marchofnature636]

Right now my computer is kind of messy, but once I get my new camera, new iPad, and new phone, im going to reset all my devices and install the apps that I need and that's it.

[@edwardleefilms]

Thats a great plan!

[@Overide21]

i would disagree with one of your comments regarding being screwed if one of the drives fails in the raid setup ( granted it has to be correct raid setup ) but i like how you have one drive setup per year