another good question to ask is “can I live without it?”

“do I need it?” sets off what-if scenarios in our head that could make it more difficult to let go of as well

What helps me is every April I pretend I'm moving and do a "Moving-purge"

I did the cute container too !! Now I am at the I am decluttering and simplifying phase so I have a bunch of containers that are empty and ready to go also!!! I can hardly watch any of the people on here who are telling you to declutter but on the next scene they are telling to buy this or that product!! It feels so  ingenuine to me .

Been decluttering for a move in May. As I clean out a container or storage box or shelf I get rid of it. If there is no storage  container I can’t collect,buy or keep things 😊I’m done buying storage containers 😅

Thank you for your video! It is true that most people in rich countries has too much stuff.  I have decluttered and I am decluttering when season change. When spring starts I look what winter gears I have used and get rid of things that I don't use. But at the same time I think that organization and bins are very useful. I have my walk-in closet and there is shelving on one side. Shelving is from floor to ceiling. Bins are very useful for storing clothes neatly. I have one bin where I have all my jeans (3 pair), one bin for my jogging pants, one for my t shirts... When I fold my clothes like Marie Kondo teaches it is easier to get only one t shirt and rest are still neatly. I have bins for my out of season clothes. Those I store at the top shelf near the ceiling. I have my winter shoes packed in the bin in my walk-in closet and my spring shoes are near my front door in a closet.
I am still figuring out what is right amount of stuff for me. Some categories are easy some are more difficult. Most difficult are ceramic pots and items what I and my son has made. I use some of those but not all. But it is nice to have bowl which my son made when he was 4 years old. I use it to serve grapes or salad sometimes.

This video arrived at the perfect time. I was just about to buy another rack for even more bins, but I clearly need to clear out the crap inside of the existing ones first.

My dude, I'm drowning in the shit people give my kids at birthday parties!

This hit home!

I like how you just donated the fancy dinner plates. I’m struggling with whether I should try to sell everything I have or if I can just donate it.

I’d have to guess that many people have a similar experience to me… things that go in to the tubs, box, attic, whatever are basically on a one-way journey - it’s a real minority of things that see daylight again 🙄 It’s easier to put things in a tub because it’s easier to lie to yourself rather than admit it was another needless purchase. And yes there some seasonal things but that’s not most of it - for me certainly. I think I have 2 entire boxes of cables - even if I needed one it would be quicker to buy a new one from Amazon than it would be to find the one I needed in there!

Really enjoyed this video. One of the best decluttering videos I have watched. Thanks!

Great voice.   Calming, for sure.

I feel good to have some goods stored bc I buy every day products when they are cheap, like candles, toilet paper, canned veggies, nuts and beauty products also. All that stuff needs storage …

excellent. Many/most of us need to heed your words. You've given me some more motivation to cull some stuff...

My husband has organised and disorganised clutter!!! His office is full of it! I can't breathe in there. it's too much for me. I don't know how he can work in there surrounded by all the crap. He is an IT guy, so you can imagine... Wires, old phones, old chargers, old planshets, keyboards, headphones, old books, and other crap!!! 🙄🙄😤😤😤It makes me angry,  but it's his stuff. There is no way he could be a minimalist.

I'm downsizing my belongings by 80%. People think I'm insane when I say that, but what they don't realize when I tell them this is that I've already downsized about 40% of my belongings and it feels like I've done nothing at all.

I have not bought a single new piece of organizing gear. I don't intend to until the downsizing is complete, or near it. I know at some point I'll have to probably get some organizing gear just to make sense of what I have left, like putting remaining like items into a single bin so they're not scattered randomly, but as for my final scenario when everything is in its actual home, I'm not getting there until 80% of my stuff is gone.

Funny/concerning thing is, I think I will still be miles away from "minimalist" status once 80% of my stuff is gone. I just have so much junk that I'm that far away from a semi-organized home.

More junk then trunk.

I am starting to think watching videos and reading books on the subject trick the mind in the same way as organizing or rearranging.

Are you originally from Wisconsin? The way you say Wisconsin seems different.

I'd do a whole lot better if I could get a single roll of tape, paper products, w.e. for close to the same price as one included with 11 others.  I literally have 10 extra pair of needle-nosed pliers because I needed 2, and 2 were 1.5x the price of a dozen.  My Goodwill doesn't take tools, my HOA doesn't allow garage sales, and driving to a public place or the post office to sell a $2 tool isn't worth my time or a buyer's.  Yet, someday I will inevitably, intractably bend the 2 pair I'm using.  At least my municipal recycling takes tool steel?

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