2. Declutter Your Space: The Obstacle of Others
One of the biggest problems many people face while decluttering isn’t the clutter itself, but other people in their lives. Whether it’s messy coworkers or a spouse who hoards years of possessions or kids with mountains of toys, not only are other people’s habits an obstacle, but their active resistance to our decluttering efforts can […]
1. Going Beyond the Declutter Challenge
My friends, I hope you found some joy in the Declutter Challenge! If you were able to do any decluttering, please take a moment to celebrate this wonderful victory. We don’t often acknowledge our achievements. If you’re wondering what’s next, let’s talk about that today. I have two suggestions for what to do next (plus one […]
4. Declutter Your Space: Emotional Items & the Maybe Box
If you’ve been using our decluttering method, there’s always an item in your pile that you just can’t decide on. These are the difficult items: they are emotional, or you really think you’ll need them soon, or you’re uncertain about a number of factors. The danger is letting these difficult items derail the process. You […]
3. Video Lesson: How to Let Go of Sentimental Items (with Josh Millburn)
[Download the video or download the audio] In this lesson, I interview minimalist expert Joshua Fields Milburn of the Minimalists, about how to let go of sentimental items, his journey to letting go of possessions, and much more! Josh and Ryan have created a great documentary about minimalism, and some excellent books you should check out […]
2. Video Lesson: A Deliberate Life – Overcoming Consumerism
Deliberate living is about figuring out what’s important, what our purpose is, and living with deliberate intention.
1. Declutter Challenge: Dealing with Papers & Photos
I hope this challenge is going well for all of you! If you’ve gotten stalled, take this article as a call to get started again, with just 5 minutes a day. You got this. Today I’d like to talk about a couple of areas that many people struggle with: Papers: Bills, work documents, catalogs, tax […]
4. Basic Declutter Principles
As we start decluttering our homes, workspaces, computers, schedules … it will be useful to have some guiding principles. These aren’t rock-solid rules but things that I’ve found to be really useful over the years, and that have helped me in many different types of decluttering. I hope you find them useful. Identify the important: […]
3. How to Pare Down Clothes & Personal Items (with Courtney Carver)
I interview Courtney Carver about paring down clothing and personal items, and issues that are especially relevant to women.