Being disabled, it's not feasible for me to put things away as soon as I find them. I put them in a small laundry basket... and when I am finished decluttering the area... I put the basket on my small walker...and move it from place to place to put everything in its proper spot. 🌞

For the person with general “tiredness”…for the person who lacks stamina…for the person who gets easily distracted…for the person who has only a few minutes at a time…(& many more constraints)… There’s nothing that works as well as the “no mess decluttering method”…
Whether it’s a shoebox or a room, it’s genius! Thanks for elimination of piles Dana…

Tell Reid he can never quit. He is the icing on the cake.

My Mom has a saying for the flat surface problem: "How many times do you want to pick this up and put it down again?", and my favorite: "I only have so many 'bend-overs' for the day, do I want to use it on this again?". Gotta love the hard earned Mom knowledge... tried and tested.

It seems to upset people in my real life, but I call everything trash, junk, mess, etc when I'm decluttering my house. "Don't call your things trash!!! This is NICE!!" Like OK, objectively.... sure. But If I need to MOVE STUFF out of my life, it helps me if I can emotionally distance from it. If I think of things as "That Objectively Nice Thing From Auntie Vi That I am NOT Into" I feel like I have to keep it, because it's "nice". But If think of it as "That Mess" it becomes much easier to move it out.

So many things people want to recycle aren't really recyclable anyway. I just participated in a Zoom meeting in our area with the waste hauler. Wishful recycling is a thing. We all need to get a grip on the fact we just need to consumer less. I thought I knew what I could recycle. I was wrong

I love the 1 hour better, there is something about beating the clock,  just make decisions faster....

The rules you use really come to life when you're working with someone in their real-life home!

I think it would be cool to revisit people you visited before see if they kept it up.

A new habit that might help keep the table decluttered is to reset it with the dishes for the next meal after each meal is over and the table is cleared again. It could become a visual reminder that the table is for eating at not laying random stuff on.

Honestly, I have learned to love the "take it there now" because I get a lot of steps on my fitbit!

Regarding envelopes - my Mother had the great idea of ripping in half every envelope as she had taken things out of them, so she would know they were ready to dispose of, and would not have to check them again.  : )

I know this is an older video but I want to thank you for acknowledging not everyone has recycling access! I grew up rural outside the city limits, we didn't even get city trash service (had to pay a private company) and if we wanted to recycle we would have had to haul everything to the recycling center and pay them to take it. Where I live now, we get 1 bin that is picked up every two weeks. Anything that doesn't fit into that bin ends up going in the trash. There's a town yard that's open a few weekends in the summer where we can bring some stuff, but they don't take cardboard! So we recycle what we can but there's a limit. I think sometimes city/suburban people judge without realizing the things they have access to that not everyone does.

My kids are 49, 46, and 42. I saved only a few art projects from each year. If you flatten cardboard cartons as soon as they come, it saves space. If you need one later,
you can retape. I brought home scrap paper from work for drawing and homework. I still flatten and roll plastic bags. Then store in a small bag, or recycle. We've always
lived in a small space. Tina, Al's wife

"Visibility Rule"  is genius!!  Everything you explained resonates with me.  God bless this young family.

I know this is an old video, but I just discovered this process and my MIND IS BLOWN.

I am the child of a literal diagnosed hoarder, so mess management isn't something I was ever taught (and boy, was the idea of getting rid of things stressful).  Accepting that progress is progress and that is fine in and of itself is so freeing.

This is my favorite series! Dana, thank you for providing this content! Also, thank you to the volunteers who allow themselves to be vulnerable by showing their clutter to us! It is so helpful seeing real people declutter ♥️

I love your method for making space in a 'container' that's too full already and how it keeps you focused and away from getting overwhelmed. It's brilliant.

My adhd brain at the start of the video: IS THAT A BUG-A-SALT!? I HAVE ONE OF THOSE!! * spends waaaayyy too much time focused on box *
Oh, yes, decluttering. We’re here for decluttering. I’m listening, continue…
😅

Over the last few years (and many misc power cords later) I grab some masking/duct tape and a marker the minute a new corded device is unwrapped and label what the cord is for.  Others might laugh,  but I have a whole box of “DUH what heck does this cord belong to???) the Love Dana’s humour and honesty (I wasn’t born with the organizing gene either)