Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff
Dana K. White
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Accept the limitations of the space you have, and declutter enough that your stuff fits comfortably in that space.”
“Touch things. I’ve said it again and again. Look. Always, always look. Assuming what is in a box or at the back of a shelf does no good whatsoever. But assuming is the hardest thing for me to fight in my war against clutter. I see a mass of stuff and assume it’s full of emotions. I assume every last item in the pile, box, or closet will rip my heart right out of my chest. Every single item will represent a part of life I’m not ready to accept is over.”
“Decluttering Question #1: If I needed this item, where would I look for it first? Take it there now. Decluttering Question #2: If I needed this item, would it ever occur to me that I already had one?”
“Keep Boxes don’t work. They let me put off making a final decision. I can temporarily place a particularly difficult item inside, confident that the future version of me will know what to do with it. Future Me doesn’t deserve that much credit, and honestly, she doesn’t appreciate the pressure.”
“I didn’t decide anything. I didn’t figure out anything. I just accepted that limits were limits. And accepting limits was strangely freeing.”
“a common trait among people who struggle with clutter: they’re interesting, and they like interesting stuff.”
“Remember your goals are “better” and “less,” so progress is everything.”
“Giving yourself permission to do something without the pressure of solving this never-ending problem once and for all is giving yourself permission to get started.”
“Envisioning perfection inhibits more than it inspires.”
“When I began decluttering like my sanity depended on it, I simply did not have time to use my complicated systems. I just donated.”
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Book Keywords:
perfection, emotions, hoarding, clutter, goals, life, progress, procrastination
