5 Tips to Declutter Faster
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Sometimes we buy too many things we don’t really need and only use them a few times, resulting in a messy and piled-up closet. Throwing or removing them from your house can be difficult, especially when you always think that you’ll still use them later. Here are 5 tips to declutter faster by The Minimal Mom on Youtube that can surely help you make the process easier.
Tip 1: Mega mindset shift
If you are having a hard time getting rid of stuff in your house, usually it’s because you’re prioritizing stuff over your peace of mind, time, and energy, when it’s supposed to be the other way around.
Tip 2: The clear “yes’
If it’s not a clear yes, it is a no. For example, if you are going to declutter your books, you already know the ones you love and the others that you haven’t read even once in years. There might be some books you bought three years ago but you don’t want to give them away as you might use them in the future. But if you haven’t even read them once, nothing will surely change.
Tip 3: The power of accountability
Tell a friend you’re decluttering. If possible get that friend to come over and help or even do a video call with you.
Tip 4: Donate more
Figure out the line between what you should sell to recoup some of your sunk costs and what you should donate. You can designate a spot for things you need to sell, when it’s full you can’t keep any more stuff.
Tip 5: Create a separation
If you have some things that are giving you a hard time whether you should let them go, especially sentimental stuff, put them in a box and create a little distance from them. Often when it has been a box and you haven’t seen it for a while, it’s easier to let go.
