In 2011, I decided to simplify my life and possessions. I didn’t know anyone living a simple life, so I googled ‘minimalism’ and up popped your blog. Your words were everything I needed to read at that time. 🙏🏻 I continue to live and enjoy a simple life. Thank you, Leo
Great content, Leo. In my case, even setting aside 20 to 30 minutes at once for decluttering seemed too daunting, so I found a solution that has been working really well: I work from home. Every time I take a break from work, I randomly draw a number between 1 and 10, indicating the number of items I need to organize at that moment. Dealing with just a few items like this takes 2 minutes or less, and the randomness adds a level of gamification that makes the task more interesting (it involves a small dopamine hit when drawing the number). Using this strategy, I managed to organize my home office within a few days and have been able to keep it tidy ever since.
I remember reading a blog of yours years ago on minimalism/simplicity and I was so inspired that it really helped me to get started on a more minimal life.
I feel it's important to be mindful of our overwhelm - to accept it, even embrace it - and allow it to pass. Otherwise the clutter will just come back. Leo has mentioned this in other places. Also very important - fully accepting ourselves WITH the clutter (or any thing!) makes it much easier to release the clutter (and the thing!). ❤🎉
What I have done (after parents etc) and told others to do is if the item doesn’t emidiatly have a place to go put it in a box. Then as you get a room finished. You try to see if you are missing anything or if there is something you remember from the box that you want in that room. Do not open the box and look! If not. Put the box away and do the same in next room. At the end when everything you have is in order you try to remember what is in the boxes and if there is anything you really would miss. If not give away the boxes one for every room without looking in the box. I do think you need a memorybox as well though. If it is too hard to give away the boxes then put them in the basement or attic and wait and see! After about 10 years I gave away the last pices from my parents house that I just could’t find a spot for or as memory fades didn’t feel bad to give away. But as time went by before I gave anything in those boxes away, I remembered things I really wanted that I then new exactly where It would go. But you always have to have a place for everything!
Hey Stacey ... yes, we're getting ready to get started again but I decided to take a bit of a longer break, so expect it in a couple months from now :)
Great vid! I’ve been on minimalist journey for quite a few years now and still love to hear what others have to say 🎉
In 2011, I decided to simplify my life and possessions. I didn’t know anyone living a simple life, so I googled ‘minimalism’ and up popped your blog. Your words were everything I needed to read at that time. 🙏🏻 I continue to live and enjoy a simple life. Thank you, Leo
I found you years ago when you wrote your blog & then bought your book 🎉
Great content, Leo.
In my case, even setting aside 20 to 30 minutes at once for decluttering seemed too daunting, so I found a solution that has been working really well:
I work from home. Every time I take a break from work, I randomly draw a number between 1 and 10, indicating the number of items I need to organize at that moment. Dealing with just a few items like this takes 2 minutes or less, and the randomness adds a level of gamification that makes the task more interesting (it involves a small dopamine hit when drawing the number).
Using this strategy, I managed to organize my home office within a few days and have been able to keep it tidy ever since.
I remember reading a blog of yours years ago on minimalism/simplicity and I was so inspired that it really helped me to get started on a more minimal life.
Great info start today
I feel it's important to be mindful of our overwhelm - to accept it, even embrace it - and allow it to pass.
Otherwise the clutter will just come back.
Leo has mentioned this in other places.
Also very important - fully accepting ourselves WITH the clutter (or any thing!) makes it much easier to release the clutter (and the thing!).
❤🎉
Beautiful!
What I have done (after parents etc) and told others to do is if the item doesn’t emidiatly have a place to go put it in a box. Then as you get a room finished. You try to see if you are missing anything or if there is something you remember from the box that you want in that room. Do not open the box and look! If not. Put the box away and do the same in next room. At the end when everything you have is in order you try to remember what is in the boxes and if there is anything you really would miss. If not give away the boxes one for every room without looking in the box. I do think you need a memorybox as well though. If it is too hard to give away the boxes then put them in the basement or attic and wait and see! After about 10 years I gave away the last pices from my parents house that I just could’t find a spot for or as memory fades didn’t feel bad to give away. But as time went by before I gave anything in those boxes away, I remembered things I really wanted that I then new exactly where It would go. But you always have to have a place for everything!
This is excellent!
@ Thank You 🥰
Hey Leo. Is the podcast coming back?
Hey Stacey ... yes, we're getting ready to get started again but I decided to take a bit of a longer break, so expect it in a couple months from now :)
I'd add a memory pile, take a picture and put it in a Memory Album on my phone. Then recycle or trash it.
Love it!