Archive for March, 2008

Set reachable goals for your decluttering

If you’re buried in clutter, a goal to declutter even one room can take a long time to reach. Small daily or weekly goals can be a lot more reachable and give you motivation to keep going. They can be of the “spend x minutes” type, or the “toss n items” type. For example:
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If you’re decluttering, but you’re stuck with a clutterer in your space…

…try some of these techniques.

Stop rescuing them as far as practical – don’t find their keys when they lose them, or wait for them when they can’t find a clean pair of pants. Maybe, just maybe, they may get motivated to deal with their own stuff.

Detach your stuff from theirs – declutter your own stuff, [...]