Number one overlooked way to make progress de-cluttering?
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Insight: Progress begets progress. Who knew?!
Number one overlooked way to make progress de-cluttering
Category: Uncommon Sense
Clutter is creepy and tomorrow is Halloween
Saw a sign yesterday that clutter is creepy. Like a frightening demon, clutter insidiously fills us with fright – the paralyzing fear of indecision.
Actually, we have decided. Hoarding and clutter are a decision. Thinking about what to get rid of is not a decision. It’s not. The difference between thinking and doing makes all the difference.
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Freedom lies at the end of the driveway and at the thrift shop
Freedom lies at the end of the driveway or at the thrift shop.
Either throw it out, recycle it, or donate it.
Some material possessions are like poison, tempting me to feel ill if I where to part with it.
Stop this insanity.
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An organizational danger we never see until it’s overwhelming
What if we have great organizational systems for all our stuff, but the stuff we have is unneeded and overwhelming to the point of unhappiness?
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Photo note: Large wall mural above an airport down escalator.
Stop!
Stop!
Stop?
But wait, didn’t you say yesterday to Go?
Yes. Go.
And stop making excuses. We are deserving of a great, organized life.
This is our responsibility.
Not talking organizational perfection.
Just fundamentally… decently organized… and simplified.
Some of the most basic:
- declutter – purge unnecessary things, which is tricky because….
- we must be honest about what’s (really) necessary
- try to touch paper only once, try to avoid putting it down “for later”
- create and organize digital files (for email and bookmarked websites)
- minimize our temptation to say yes to everything
None of this is particularly easy.
We can never go wrong with slow and steady.
And sometimes, yes, we will need a bulldozer and a few days.
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