For many people, there is only one source of energy for one of our oldest stimulants: caffeine. Caffeine can decrease fatigue and increase alertness, but is it really beneficial for us?

Scientist Charles Czeisler says that we consume caffeine to stay awake but later to prevent us from getting the rest we need. Caffeine consumption has also been linked to an increased risk of some cancers and bone diseases. Additionally, heavy caffeine users’ moods fluctuate from high to low, and they suffer severe headaches.

However, studies have shown that caffeine can help ease muscle pain. Moreover, it improves performance on tasks like solving simple math problems.

Caffeine has real effects, but they are usually moderate. This is why caffeine is found in so many of the world’s most popular beverages.

She does not teach us to throw out things ruthlessly. On the contrary, she treats her belongings like living things. She bought a new cell phone when she was in high school. Then she sent a message to her old one: “You have been helping me for many years. Thank you.” After receiving the text message, she said, “Great. My message reached you.” A little later, she checked her old phone. She found that her old phone went dead. Its job was done. This illustrates her point: we must respect our belongings even when throwing them away.

We choose our belongings. So it is difficult to get rid of them. She says that asking if we have difficulty throwing away a certain item will help us discover our life values.

We learn to set priorities when we organize our rooms. And when we throw away old things, we learn to make decisions. Tidying up can transform our lives. So if you are unsure of your future, start by sorting things out.

We like collecting things like a smartphone, a new pair of shoes, or fashionable clothes. We love them when we buy them. But soon, our living space becomes filled with too many things. What should we do? A lady has a solution.

She loved keeping her room neat and tidy from an early age. She worked as a tidying consultant in Japan after graduating from college. Then she traveled to the United States in 2014 to introduce her organizing method.

The most important principle of her method is this: “Keep things only if they make your heart flutter.” For example, take each book in your hands and ask if it “flutters your heart.” If so, keep it. If not, show your gratitude for the item before throwing it away. “You never read the book, but you still learned something from it. You learned that you didn’t need that book,” she explains.

The same method applies to all of your belongings. That’s how the process of tidying begins.