3 Things I Realized After Decluttering

#Minimalism #Minimalist
In this video I share a few things I learned after decluttering a lot of what I owned. I hope you get some value here.
Hey everyone. My name is Nick and here on my channel we talk about minimalism, frugal living, EDC, and overall self-improvement. If you don't mind me talking your ear off once a week about this topics, and you liked this video, consider subscribing to the channel. See you next time

[@madeleinepousar]

Minimalism is beautiful in that way that you get to decide for yourself what you need. I feel so empowered decluttering things I don’t longer need or love. Materialism always makes me feel powerless like a puppet on strings.

[@NicholasGarofola]

Great point Madeleine, I agree

[@Palendrome]

"don't longer" sounds wrong but when you think it actually still makes sense.

[@yuunn9339]

I'm addicted to decluttering my room especially my wardrobe and now I don't really have something nice or even casual to wear.😂

[@PS-cp7xy]

Been there!! 😅

[@audrephine6903]

True.. Sometimes I feel bored of wearing the same clothes almost every day and I realized that's the only clothes I have because I was decluttering too many clothes, including gifts from my friends and my parents 😂

[@yuunn9339]

@@audrephine6903 I thought I was the only one!! Sometimes i steal my sister's clothes for any special occasion lol

[@dn1870]

Me too

[@forestfamilyadventures8956]

Talking about minimalism changing one's habits is definitely something I struggle with.. My husband has been a extreme minalist and I was a maximalist.. And after decluttering decades of my baggage.. It's reached a point now that we have finally sold our excess furniture.. So my husband has moved out his bedside table.. My issue is.. I'm not ready to let go of that because where do I now put his coffee in the morning? This is now where I find the habit of certain things must change..

[@nathanglynn7443]

ive ended up decluttering 90% i what i owned and i feel so much more free. I kept photos though, i ended up buying a photo album to store my photography/dont use social media outside youtube. i love looking through it every now and again. I changed my entire wardrobe into a capsule wardrobe, i keep very minimal decor and i honestly feel so free

[@NicholasGarofola]

Love that 👍

[@mignoncobra]

That was also one of the things that I discovered when I decluttered sentimental items, that the memories still lived on in me! Great vid, Nicholas!

[@StabilityXPT]

Absolutely felt that “attachment to the memory rather than the item” when it came to getting rid of sentimental things. Solid video as usual 😚

[@kimberlyheinz4490]

I discovered sentimental items are really about the memories, not the actual object. I got rid of all those items last week after taking a picture and I am so happy I did. Have a great day!

[@loganjackson1335]

I just wanted to say that I have started decluttering and I realized as I was doing it that most things I was keeping were things my grandmother gave me or Inherited after she passed away. I realized that I was keeping it because it belonged to her not because I was using it. I made the chose to remember the memories of her using it and that I needed to let go. This was hard but I had to also do it because I needed to get closer after her death 5 years ago. She was no only my grandmother she was like a mother to me and more than that my best friend. But, it is time. I started and so far I have 5 pages and boxes of things I never use. While it is hard it is needed and I want to thank you Nicholas for giving me the encouragement that I needed. Please keep doing videos like this. I love your videos.

[@NicholasGarofola]

This was very humbling to read. Thank you Logan, appreciate the kind words.

[@RaisaReyes]

I agree that minimalism is a mindset rather than a number of items. It's all about your stuff actually supporting you rather than being a burden.

[@mikew8573]

As all your videos, enlightening, motivating to inspire others. If those memories are living in boxes, drawers, corner of closets then they really aren't of sentimental value by any means (just my own thought). Memories live in our minds, memory cells.

[@nataliagrocholska2198]

I don’t consider myself as minimalist in full measure. I’ve been living in a mess for a long time. I decided to get my life together and after watching hundreds of self-improvement video/podcasts I came to conclusion that it’s impossible to improve myself without improving my space. I started to get rid of things that i was swamped by and refused to trash them because “I’m gonna use that”. While I was doing it I felt so powerful. Removing useless things became a tool to tidy my mind. I still have a part of hoarder in me but I also wonder “do I really need it?” all the time.

[@WilletteB]

You are brave to embark on the minimalism journey. If we think about the possessions we rarely use, hopefully it becomes easier to let go of more.

[@gavin3598]

I just moved into a new place 2 weeks ago and vowed to not take any unnecessary items with me. Left many things behind that I was holding on to for some sentimental reason, but truthfully, I had no use for them, just a mental connection. I am doing just fine without them and really feel proud to have only those things that bring value to me. Having everything in it's own place has really cleared my mind and I look forward to see where the journey is headed. Thanks for posting your vids.

[@NicholasGarofola]

That's exciting, and thank you for watching!

[@vaishalishirke6269]

Minimalism is empowering. And yes it is indeed an ongoing process. That's the beauty of it. Great video.

[@BryanVillela1]

By me decluttering I appreciate the item I have and clear my mind of any stress.

[@luna7453]

thank you for sharing your reflexions. it helps to process :) i tend to keep sentimental items.. even if with distance, i realised, there is sincerely not really sense as i did not think of it or use it.. and what helps me to let go is to think that others will enjoy use love it directly :) so i feel happy and it helps me to let and i take a picture if really i feel to keep a memory but feel liberated after :) still keeping a minimum amount of very sentimental items that i use and love still :) in fact, a process that evolves, as we evolve :) it depends on each one needs :) no comparison to do, but inspiring helping each other in this process to get back our serenity freedom ;) and you are part of it sharing your very empathic messages ;) thanks from France ;)

[@pauljakeman]

Such a great video man, I’m just getting into minimalism myself, over the past year. I’m taking it pretty slow but it’s gaining traction now. I definitely needed this inspiration. Thanks man!

[@Alizardlovesyou]

I discovered I was keeping a lot of things that pulled me out of the present moment opposed to making my current moment better. I kept a lot of things for what they used to be. I realized when I buy less I can get the higher princed things (when I want them) I really like instead of 4 colors of the midrange things that I midrange liked. I also notice my style changed in some areas to things I had never expected (sometimes pinks and yellows when it had always been blacks and dark greens for Everything previously). Basically I was more conscious of the decisions I made because with less around each decision has greater value (to me) ♥️

[@cstar6682]

I noticed I feel less anxiety with less clutter and I have lots of free time now and no idea how to fill it.

[@sueskiing]

Find something you love to do ie a hobby 😁

[@monstana]

To declutter every week helps me to slowly and surely realize how my relationship to certain things and myself and life in general actually is. I use minimalism as a tool to create more room for me and my true potential. And I enjoy watching this kind of videos while doing so. So, thank you! 😌

[@NicholasGarofola]

No, thank YOU.

[@startpage717]

YEs. I seen you did that to your window area too...If you use a coat of (matching) paint once or twice per year that helps keep things too (I find it does)...Thx for sharing

[@slimsimtv]

almost 5k subs m8! congrats! good too see that your channel is doing so well!

[@NicholasGarofola]

Thanks my friend!

[@cmac2295]

It calms me to declutter when I am stressed out. I am currently trying to get rid of 100 items. As a minimalist, its hard. So I am giving myself two months to complete. I noticed this overall journey has helped me so much. My goal is to keep it up as possible.

[@devong9059]

💕 Omg!! You're about to hit 5K subs!!!! Congratulations!!!

[@yuunn9339]

Yesss omg!! 6000+ more and it will be 10k!!!!!!!!!

[@PS-cp7xy]

@@yuunn9339 **5k+ 😊

[@yuunn9339]

@@PS-cp7xy yes! My bad

[@PS-cp7xy]

@@yuunn9339 no worries!! 💙😊

[@NicholasGarofola]

Thank you!!

[@harley69210]

i feel like decluttering has always been a part of me since i was a kid - very early on, especially between moves, i would get rid of/donate things i knew no longer brought me any joy, but learning more about minimalism definitely helped me take that a bit further. no longer am i letting things sit around because i "might" need them one day, and i quickly realized how downsizing helped with my anxiety a ton. in the possible near future, it's just going to be me, my PC and my kindle, and i think i'm ok with that lol. 😂

[@NicholasGarofola]

Agreed! I think in the near future when I start to do some traveling I'm going to go even lighter with what I own. I hear you though, PC/Kindle and that sounds nice!

[@shehnazbano3486]

It's just a starting for me...but i feel relaxed somewhere

[@Tan_3000]

Ikr! I keep getting this urge to dump everything & start over but my sentiments keep getting in the way.😞 I'm a bookworm & I've a lot of books.. a LOT. But now I'm thinking to donate them or sell them. Thank u sm for this talk. I really needed it. ☺️

[@NicholasGarofola]

Books were one of the first things I decluttered. I liked them but they never got read more than once.

[@Tan_3000]

@@NicholasGarofola True💯✅ I'm clearing them first. Ty:-)

[@yvonnelanese-coppola4999]

You can always go to your local library to get books

[@AverageAufa]

I realised that I don’t have to force others to subscribe to minimalism or make them declutter, I just have to show that it works. Slowly the people around me started decluttering unprovoked, and I think they decluttered more than me!

[@AmberSlemmer]

It doesn't sound pretentious at all!! The mindset shift is one of the most valuable things to come out of the minimalist lifestyle. It will stay with you long after decluttering.

[@NicholasGarofola]

I totally agree!

[@isriindahwanti3855]

Hi....thanks alot for your sharing 😍

[@kiahmadison8541]

I moved 5 times in 5 years. Each time I downsized. I went from a normal one bedroom house to a single room. The room I'm in is furnished but apart from storage, the furniture I kept (a bookcase) and a few items that fold down or are small,, I have no other furniture. I don't think if I move again that I will buy or request any furniture apart from a table.

[@megsup167]

♥️thanks

[@joshuadouglas1956]

Just found the channel. Your videos are great, keep it up and I’m sure you’ll see some good growth! 😬

[@NicholasGarofola]

Thanks so much!

[@lourlopezsk]

Hey! Congrats for reaching 5000 subscribers 🙌🏼

[@NicholasGarofola]

Thank you!! 😁

[@jamesgodberry9793]

Great content man! Very inspirational

[@NicholasGarofola]

Appreciate it!

[@chandi7066]

🤔.......... Thinking that anything is just mine causes a lot of problems. The answer is that at some point we give up all of this and live realizeing that we are going to die. 🍃🍂🌸🙂

[@chandi7066]

@Jean Do you know? There is a wonderful haiku poem written about the impermanence of life. Sakura has fallen to the ground, Can be seen from among the tree branches, The Temple. ( Yosa🌸 )

[@BryanVillela1]

Almost 5k subscribers👍🏼

[@petesantana7302]

Nice job man! How simple is your bathroom?

[@NicholasGarofola]

Very!

[@lizelbernardo4039]

❤❤❤

[@The7rights]

Do you have windows in your room and a good view so on ?

[@andrewbarry5130]

Death and change is the only certainty in life. When you awaken to this you will find joy.

[@alonememe]

About these magazines with your pictures inside - did you have second thoughts after decluttering them? Shouldn't you keep them as a sort of portfolio? I'm not a fan of tough love so I'm always hesitate before making decisions like that.

[@NicholasGarofola]

I do have the photos electronically saved on a hard drive. Somewhere where I can go back and look at them in the future if I want to

[@hattan6775]

Hellooooo

[@sueskiing]

You don’t look very happy 😔

[@NicholasGarofola]

I'm happier than I look I promise

[@sbyco]

I find it a welcome change to people who never stop smiling and act as if everything is amazing all the time. It's exhausting and it can't be real can it? I have a similar evergy to Nick so I get it.