Decluttering Advice For Faster Results

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When you decide you want to declutter your life, it’s common to want to get it done as quickly and as easily as possible. So you search for hacks and tips hoping you stumble across something that will speed up this process for you. Well, today I'd like to offer you some decluttering advice that will help make this journey more efficient and effective for you. While also providing you with the satisfaction of seeing results faster. So if that is of interest to you then let's jump right in with my first piece of advice. You have to set decluttering goals. Before you can start letting go, you have to have a clear vision of where you're headed and what you're trying to accomplish. Setting these goals is a great way to help you learn how to declutter effectively and efficiently. It also becomes a lot easier to push yourself and build momentum when you have a specific goal you want to reach. Here are some examples: How often do you want to declutter? Daily, weekly, monthly? Personally, I suggest you declutter as you live, which means doing a little bit every day as you go through your normal routine of life. Some other goals may include: When do you want to complete a decluttering project by? How much do you want to get rid of? How little do you want to keep? See, it's important that you're as specific as possible when setting your goals. This allows you to create tangible benchmarks for yourself that will serve as motivation and encouragement throughout your decluttering journey. Number two is to understand that it will seem worse before it gets better. As you begin to declutter your life, you'll start to naturally question whether or not what you're doing is working. You may hit a few roadblocks and begin to stumble, but it’s really important that you don’t give up and revert back to your old habits. See decluttering is not an overnight process. The mess and clutter in our lives don’t just disappear in the blink of an eye. Although some of us probably wished it did, it doesn’t. I’d like to share a story with you. At the beginning of my journey, I was making a ton of progress, so I thought. I bulldozed my way through my cluttered closet and was donating bags and bags of stuff every weekend it seemed. Things were going great. I was confidently traveling down this path toward minimalism. That was until I hit a wall I never saw coming. See in this moment I learned one of the most valuable lessons this journey has taught me. It gets worse before it gets better. What I mean by that is although I was making progress at decluttering the clothes I no longer wore that wall I hit was telling me that I still had so much more to deal with that wasn’t as obvious as old t-shirts and baggy jeans. Of course, there was more physical clutter I’ve yet to uncover throughout my apartment at the time. But I didn’t even scratch the surface mentally and emotionally. And for me that was scary. I went from riding this high of letting go to staring at someone in the mirror I just beginning to know. Realizing that my decluttering journey was long from over. I shared this story with you to show that I’m human just you are and to remind you that if this feels overwhelming, it will get better. It just might get worse first. But keep at it. Number three is to start with what you need. There are two questions that I see come up over and over again whenever the topics of minimalism and decluttering are discussed. Number one is where do start or how do I get started with minimalism? And number two is how do I let go faster? Now some may argue that the answers to these questions may vary and aren’t completely straightforward. And I would agree. However, I’m going to a stab at answering them for you in a way that’s going to challenge your thinking and help you to arrive at a solution that works for you. Now asking where do I start with minimalism assumes that minimalism, is the end result you seek, but it isn’t. I’d argue that it’s most likely purpose, peace, intention, and control over your life that you seek. And if this is true, then here’s how I’d answer that question. Start with what you need. Ask yourself what do I need to keep in my life that will lead me towards purpose, peace, intention, and control over my life. And if it does not serve a purpose, protect my peace, encourage intention, or support my efforts to regain control of my life. Then I give myself permission to let it go, or question its significance. Now in order to properly start with what you need you have to get clear on your core values. See your values tell you what’s important to you. And when you know what’s important to you, you know what you need. And when you know what you need, you’ll know exactly where to start. Number four is to start easy and build towards sentimental items. As a matter of fact, I just talked about this in the last conversation I shared with all about how to declutter sentimental items. Where I walk you through 10 solid ways to let go of sentimental clutter. And if you haven’t had a chance to listen to it. I’ll leave a link to that video down below. Now in the context of this conversation, we’re having today. I thought I’d offer a unique decluttering tactic that I’m sure is unlike anything else you’ve heard, and I’m confident that it will give you the satisfaction of seeing results faster. And that is the Decluttering Snowball Effect. Start easy by decluttering those things that are a no-brainer. Clothes that don’t fit; decor you don’t need or use; books you’ve read enough times that you probably have it memorized by now; things that are damaged beyond repair; and so on and so forth. See I’m suggesting you do this so you can build momentum and get into a rhythm of letting go. That way you can begin to make progress and build some confidence in your ability to detach and donate. The key with this is to then use that momentum and treat it like a snowball rolling downhill. Meaning use it along with your confidence and wisdom to help you deal with tougher clutter attachments as you begin to approach them on your journey. Starting with this method in mind will save you hours of wasted time and days of headaches, wondering why you aren’t making the type of progress you believe you should be making. If you start easy and build from there, before you know it, you’ll be much further along than you realize. Number five is to stop the inflow of new stuff. If your goal is to declutter your life and if you’re seeking faster results, or at least results that will instill confidence in you that you’re doing the right thing, then you have to stop the inflow of new stuff. Now there are a ton of minimalism rules and decluttering methods out there designed to help with this. Such as the one in, one out method. Meaning if you buy one new item and welcome it into your space then you should remove one item from your space in its place. This works great and my wife and I have tried it. But it only works if you have the discipline to stick to it. If not, and it’s ok if you don’t, it’s not going to work. So instead I suggest that you don’t buy anything new at all until you’ve decluttered a significant amount of clutter from your life. I’m sure you’ve heard of the popular no-buy movement that has been spreading like wildfire across social media and blogs. This movement is all about not buying anything new or spending money on unnecessary things for months at a time. I’ve even seen some people attempt to do it for an entire year believe it or not. See, this is a good way to cut back on overspending and overconsumption as you begin to declutter your life. It’s also challenging in many other ways because it forces you to adjust your habits and find new ways to enjoy life. Number six is to consider donating instead of selling. I’ve learned on my own personal journey that sometimes you have to cut your losses. Meaning you won’t be able to sell everything you’re looking to remove from your life and you definitely can’t expect to make back what you originally spent on it. Far too often we allow ourselves to hold onto things for much longer than we need to because we lie to ourselves about what we could do with it instead. Have you ever said to yourself or hear someone else say that they plan to have a garage sale someday? Or that an item might be worth something one day because you’ve heard that it holds its value pretty well. See, it’s impossible to declutter your life with one hand while simultaneously trying to grab and hold on to everything that you think you can sell or want to sell later. Now of course there is a time and place where selling an item makes sense. For example, my wife and I sold a few furniture pieces that we no longer used because at the time it made the most sense to and to be frank we couldn’t really drop off a sectional couch at goodwill. But we didn’t try to sell everything. Most of our clutter we donated without a passing thought about much we could make from it. So I want to encourage you to choose. Sell it if it makes sense but consider donating or giving it away so you can move forward on your journey and not get held up for the sake of making a few dollars. Number seven is to give yourself some grace. You have to remember that you’re not perfect and it’s ok if it takes you a bit longer than the next person or longer than you anticipated to declutter your life. What’s important is that you give yourself permission to run your race at your own pace. You clicked on this video because you wanted to know how you could declutter your life faster, right. Well if you didn’t receive anything else from this conversation, remember this. Your decluttering results are based solely on how intentional you are with what decide to keep and on how confident you are in your ability to live with less. Keep growing, keep learning and always stay true to you. I’ll see you in the next one! Peace!
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Channel: Ronald L. Banks
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Keywords: decluttering advice for faster results, decluttering advice, decluttering tips, decluttering and organizing, declutter, declutter your home, decluttering your space, decluttering methods, decluttering ideas, how to declutter faster, how to declutter fast, tips to declutter faster, tips for decluttering, tip for minimalism, minimalism advice
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Length: 8min 57sec (537 seconds)
Published: Mon Aug 09 2021
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