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Recap: 55 tips to help you say goodbye to your things 1. Discard the preconception that you can't discard your things. 2. Discarding something takes skill. 3. When you discard something, you gain more than you lose. 4. Ask yourself why you can't part with your things. 5. Minimizing is difficult, but it's not impossible. 6. There are limits to the capacity of your brain, your energy, and your time. 7. Discard something right now. 8. There isn't a single item you'll regret throwing away. 9. Start with things that are clearly junk. 10. Minimize anything you have in multiples. 11. Get rid of it if you haven't used it in a year. 12. Discard it if you have it for the sake of appearance. 13. Differentiate between things you want and things you need. 14. Take photos of the items that are tough to part with. 15. It's easier to revisit your memories once you go digital. 16. Our things are like roommates, except we pay their rent. 17. Organizing is not minimizing. 18. Tackle the nest (storage) before the pest (clutter). 19. Leave your "unused" space empty. 20. Let go of the idea of "someday." 21. Say goodbye to who you used to be. 22. Discard the things you have already forgotten about. 23. Don't get creative when you're trying to discard things. 24. Let go of the idea of getting your money's worth. 25. There's no need to stock up. 26. Feeling the spark of joy will help you focus. 27. Auction services are a quick way to part with your possessions. 28. Use auctions to take one last look at your things. 29. Use a pickup service to get rid of your possessions. 30. Don't get hung up on the prices that you initially paid. 31. Think of stores as your personal warehouses. 32. The city is our personal floor plan. 33. Discard any possessions that you can't discuss with passion. 34. If you lost it, would you buy it again? 35. If you can't remember how many presents you've given, don't worry about the gifts you've gotten. 36. Try to imagine what the person who passed away would have wanted. 37. Discarding memorabilia is not the same as discarding memories. 38. Our biggest items trigger chain reactions. 39. Our homes aren't museums; they don't need collections. 40. Be social; be a borrower. 41. Rent what can be rented. 42. Social media can boost your minimizing motivation. 43. What if you started from scratch? 44. Say "see you later" before you say goodbye. 45. Discard anything that creates visual noise. 46. One in, one out. 47. Avoid the Concorde fallacy. 48. Be quick to admit mistakes. They help you grow. 49. Think of buying as renting. 50. Don't buy it because it's cheap. Don't take it because it's free. 51. If it's not a "hell, yes!" it's a "no." 52. The things we really need will always find their way back to us. 53. Keep the gratitude. 54. Discarding things can be wasteful. But the guilt that keeps you from minimizing is the true waste. 55. The things we say goodbye to are the things we'll remember forever.