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If you focus only on "more important things", the activities you enjoy will always fall by the wayside first. If you never manage to do enjoyable things, make sure to treat them as "most important" and schedule them in as fixed date/times.

The best way to successfully declutter is to focus on a single thing at any time. That could mean only to deal with a manageable number of items, not mixing making choices with considering what follows next, making sure that each decision only has to be made once (“touch it once” strategy), and others.

The most common way to sort through a category is using the four boxes method. Read more:

The Four Box Method: A Simple Sorting Technique The best way to successfully declutter is to focus on a single thing at any time. That could mean only to deal with a manageable number of items, not mixing making choices with considering what...

Rather than doing everything yourself, can you find someone to do it for you? Ask your family members to chip in with household tasks, find colleagues that are doing similar work and swap tasks, etc. It pays to take a step back and realign tasks that have accumulated over time...

Sometimes we add jobs to our to-do list that can easily be left out: they only end up there out of a sense of completion, of perfectionism. Embrace "good enough" rather than chasing perfection!

Any decluttering project is only going to be as successful as you are able to make decisions about the items you are working through. Of course, being able to stay focused is part of it, too, but it all boils down to asking the right questions when you try to figure out what stays and what goes.

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Overcoming Decluttering Paralysis: Ask the Right Questions Any decluttering project is only going to be as successful as you are able to make decisions about the items you are working through. In my mind, this is the most important aspect of any such...

Another customer who learned something during our sessions. It's all too easy to overlook things you are used to. I see things for the first time and can pick up on elements that don't work because they are new to me.

Have you ever found yourself floundering and adjusting something a dozen times, with less than ideal results? Maybe taking time to make a plan would have saved you a lot of hassle in the long run?

Just like having a knack for languages or being good with numbers, some people are naturals with being organised. And just like languages or maths, being able to declutter and keep your space tidy is a skill that can be learned: it starts with the knowledge of basic strategies and small steps at first.

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Decluttering 101: How to Get Started and Stay Motivated Just like having a knack for languages or being good with numbers, some people are naturals with being organised. And just like languages or maths, being able to declutter and keep your space tidy is...

A timely reminder - much in line with current political discussions about limiting access to social media for -16 year olds - that social media are also not good for us older folks

Have you ever considered that owning less means that you have to manage, clean and organise less stuff?