10 mistakes when decluttering your home that won't get you tidy

With the right approach to cleaning, you can quickly put all things in place and get rid of trash, promises the author of the blog "Perfect Order - Pure & Simple" on Yandex Zen.

Many people tried to get out of the way - they took out 5-10-20 bags of unnecessary things. But the result was either not what was expected or did not last long. It's all the fault of a mistake. Let's take a look at them.

1. Without a goal
   In order not to lose heart, we set a specific, achievable goal of decluttering. She will be your guiding beacon in this difficult process and will motivate you to action, reminding you why you started this decluttering.
2. Without preparation
   If you haven’t prepared bags, boxes in advance, haven’t decided where you will give things of each category, then you risk getting cluttered unproductively. If there are not enough bags, a bunch of things will wait until these same bags appear. If you have not decided where to put things, the bag will stay in the house until a solution is found, and then, possibly, it will return to the closet.
3. All at once, or Global Decluttering
   It is important to eat the elephant bit by bit. Divide the decluttering process into smaller tasks. Start a new one only when you have completed the previous one. This eliminates the situation when you are tired, and in the middle of the house there is a mountain of things. After each stage, you see the result and increase the level of motivation.
4. By zone, not by category
   It happens that they dismantled the closet, and then found more clothes in the hallway. And without decluttering, they simply carried it to the closet.
5. Throw things away, not sell
   We regret to throw out a very expensive and high-quality thing, so we leave it at home, even though we don't need it. But you can sell such things! More options: give to charity, donate, donate, convert into something, etc.
6. Take things in hand
   First, the process of decluttering is delayed.
   Secondly, it is a kind of trigger that turns on emotional attachment to things - the likelihood that you will release them decreases.
7. Declutter someone else's
   Each person must make his own decision. Because only he knows what he needs / does not need, likes / dislikes.
8. Start with difficult categories
   There is even a joke on this topic: “It is better to start with the categories that cause you the least resistance. Gradually complicate things and leave sentimental things for the end. ”
9. Send unnecessary to the cottage / attic or to the garage
   This is not decluttering, it is just a delayed decision. Even if things are in a different place, you are still responsible for them, and they continue to “pull” your energy.
10. Don't change habits
    Developing new habits is important to maintain the effect of decluttering. For example, one in one out (1 thing in the house - 1 from the house). If you, say, buy new jeans, you need to throw away or give away the old ones. So that the number of things in the house does not change upward.

Original column published on the blog. “Perfect Order - Pure & Simple” on Yandex Zen.

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