Four Ways to Actually Declutter Your Home

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[@charleskehl1142]

I feel you mistitled this. It should be "A Beginner's Guide to Hiding your Depression".

[@mekman4]

CollegeHumor I have two of those closets, and I only think the third one isn’t like the other two at all.

[@steveoconnivo9666]

Dropout is literally the only youtube channel i will ever pay to subscribe for!

[@elliescott3326]

"you've never seen a cable like this before in your life, and that means it's irreplaceable" made me CACKLE

[@amandasunshine2]

I have a "cord box". To be fair, most of them actually go to things we know about/backup laptop cords/extra game controllers, but there are a few "um.. what is this??" cords in there lol

[@Pyromaniac77777]

Amanda Croft I too have a cord box, a place of mysteries that I turn to when I am in dire need of a cable. It has the special power of containing every cable I could ever need except for when I do need something

[@senza4591]

@@amandasunshine2 buddy i have a cord drawer.

[@celiarose5467]

and it was a drawing of the cord from their MacBook video

[@renhey9979]

@@amandasunshine2 I found out that half my odd cables were from a Japanese phone brand that peaked in 2004, y'know, when I barely existed

[@911ShadowNinja]

“I’m too afraid to throw them out and I’m too stupid to know how to deal with them” literally me about everything

[@crystaldeath609]

That line made me laugh/cry

[@danae5578]

Ugh paperwork!!! Miles high. College syllabus?...toss or don't toss. Medical statements? Paid bill stubs? Old Birthday cards I've been given? Ughhh

[@charlotterose6669]

Me with my clothes

[@izzylikescats7181]

I’m your 1k like

[@LeslieEllenC16]

YES I felt both seen and very insulted

[@sol4925]

I don't remember giving CH permission to film my apartment.

[@dhvanshah6290]

Sol Rosario they filmed at your apartment without permission, that’s illegal

[@veghead05]

Facts 😂😂

[@ghanphol]

They had no idea it was yours. They went through the closet. They're all connected

[@mrobull]

Remember Last night bois and gals

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

You got a really nice apartment, Mr. Rich Boy.

[@Suiter]

C'mon guys, you forgot the most important tip: use your luggage as storage and then never go anywhere because it's such a nightmare to clean out your luggage.

[@danielabippy2678]

I always keep important documents and family photos in suitcases so I can rationalize that if there's a fire I can save what counts even if the suit case is open and laying on its side so if I pick it up everything will scatter out and I'll burn alive trying to scoop laminated papers off of a wood floor into a silky lined suitcase with fake nails 🙃

[@Zaihanisme]

Daniela Bippy 😂

[@leonmeyers7009]

Ohh nooo 😂

[@_minty_fresh_]

When I used to move between my mom's house and dad's house clothes were a scary gamble because I would not know what clean good looking things I had at each place. plus I would have to be flexible with my parents wreck of a schedule so I would play it safe by bringing so many things back and fourth. now (trusty tip right here) my paranoia is so bad that I don't bother unpacking my clothes. now I put my clean folded clothes in my suitcase right by my dresser. it looks really sad every time.

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

@@_minty_fresh_ you were right, that was a pro tip on how to look sad. My sadness game is on fleek now!

[@shaggyyoutube8058]

Why does this feel like a canonical sequel to “technically a meal”?

[@sebcde]

I'd say because Trapp's acting is deeply influenced by Zac's in this sketch. See in particular 1:19.

[@shaggyyoutube8058]

Yeah, that’s the exact part where I made the connection

[@billpeel4408]

Part of a larger series called Hot Couch Tutorials

[@thatoneguy24530]

Don't forget Trapp's "How to Wash a Goddamn Dish", Ally's "How to Actually Finish Something, For Once", and Grant's "5 Tips for People Who Dont Understand Cars", "5 Tips for Cooking for One", "Financial Tips for Broke People", and "5 Tips for People Who Dont Understand Taxes" there's also definitely a Raph one that I can't remember, I only have a weird vivid memory of Raph saying something like "Here's a Tip: Catch These Hands" edit: found it. Raph's is "Should You Give Career Advice?"

[@nguyenhaianh1288]

@@sebcde I miss Zac

[@jychilly]

It's genuinely disconcerting how closely this video resembles my actual life.

[@eerereps]

When they said clothes, I glanced at this week-old pile of clothing across my bed and I was like "Yup! They're talking about me..."

[@ChartreuseDan]

That's ok though. Not to get too personal or serious on a silly video, but you could follow these tips and it's still ok. Have you ever heard the saying "the perfect is the enemy of the good"? A lot of fine examples of that mantra in here. That black binbag full of clothes to donate, for example? It may not have made it to the car, but it's now bagged up ready to go to the car for when one feels like they can tackle that. Dealing with "the closet"? Sure everything should have a place and be in it, but there's no reason the closet can't be the place for those, figuring out what the best place for something is can be a process. Paperwork? You don't have to spend all day meticulously collating it by topic and sender etc. So long as you've got a safe place for the stuff you know for a fact is important you're doing better than you could be doing. If you want a simple way to sort that stuff, just sort it by date received and then everything's in some sort of order so you can locate it if needed and it's almost 0 maintenance. Is it perfect? No, but if worrying about attaining perfection is getting in the way of organizing your life, just aim for functional. Taking little baby steps when you feel like you can will get you way further than you'd ever imagine. Now the Japanese school of thought says the way to decide what to keep and get rid of is to ask yourself what brings you joy; I don't know about you, but I'm clinically depressed, material possessions almost never bring me any joy. HOWEVER the process of trying for functional over perfect has a solution with an example perfectly encapsulated in the video you just watcheed. That black bag? Have you stopped seeing it yet? That means you haven't been in it for anything in months, what that tells you is that there's almost definitely nothing in there that you will miss, so you know you can throw it away. Wall of text, not what I was expecting from myself either. Now my life isn't perfect, it's a GD mess, and the only reason I don't feel too depressed and anxious to actually hit reply on this is because the fever from the chest infection I'm fighting right now is slowing my brain down too much for it to torment me with doubt at the moment but I don't regret writing this. If it doesn't apply to you, I'm sorry for wasting your time and I wish you a great life, but if it did I'm glad and I still wish you a great life

[@chrisfrederick2929]

The book (feeling good: the new mood therapy) may be able to help you as you seem pretty logic oriented and it helped me with logical reasoning. It can be found online for free as a pdf. You cared enough to offer the help you knew of, so I was inspired to do the same. Get well soon!

[@ChartreuseDan]

@@chrisfrederick2929 That's so nice of you, thankyou!

[@justinbayless8284]

jychilly fucking tell me about it! It’s super creepy

[@eleanorharman4566]

I'm up for a 20 minute video of Trapp trying to put things in an already full closet

[@kimbrolyy]

"Whoops"

[@sebastianleo1708]

Please PLEASE

[@adventuretimetimetangledch8081]

There was space under the stand that supports the luggage

[@greenywasabi5530]

I'd watch that.

[@insertname252]

Kimberly Brouwers “Whoopsie”

[@simrandeephayer5574]

Reason why the cupboard is so full: Patt’s body is hidden in there

[@kinorai]

Patt's ALLEGED body is in there... Wink wink.

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

Simrandeep hayer a little old but, yeah ur not wrong

[@antoniopailano5328]

Um pat is Alive and looking for revenge kill bill style

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Antonio Pailano these guys are way behind in that narrative.

[@Nethr]

That closet was way too organized to be believable.

[@danterodriguez03]

You take that suitcase and put all the crap there

[@seamusquain2706]

I Know! It's Like Teenagers In Movies!

[@sidhackney8831]

Yeah what's with those hangers, those clothes should be in a pile on the floor

[@zeemonrollin8340]

I have a bunch of mini small stuff to suit all my needs so I can just toss what I used in the top shelf of below hanged shirts area, don't even have to go over there, just throw it.

[@thefinalfrontear]

“is this a bill?” absolutely killed me. i just had my first surgery and trying to figure out what i need to actually pay and what’s companies just trying to get money from me is super difficult

[@CresCoJeffToo]

4:00 "I'm too afraid to throw them out and I'm too stupid to know how to deal with them" this resonates with me on a molecular level... why is paper so intimidating?!

[@abbreviatedalex2418]

There are two types of mail: mail you're expecting and mail that just showed up. Examples of mail you're expecting: your renewed car registration, the bill from your doctor visit last month, your W-2 form. Keep those. You probably already know how to deal with them. Any mail that just showed up--toss it. If it's really important, whoever sent it will send it again when you don't reply. If it's not, there's no need to keep it. Unless you get a letter from the IRS you weren't expecting. In that case, get a lawyer right away, you're going to need one.

[@vee1267]

“Why donate those clothes when they could just sit in the back of your car forever?” ...okay, OUCH, there’s no need to call me out like that.

[@berylliumbanana]

The bill one is too accurate 😂

[@dashiedragneel963]

If it's too accurate, does it mean it needs to be less accurate?

[@Siberius-]

@@dashiedragneel963 - Hmmm. "Too accurate" really just does not work.

[@bradthomas7933]

Sounds like an explanation of benefits, I got a few of those recently. It says how much your insurance paid so you feel good about them, but it just annoys you instead. More than half the time they paid 100% of what's on the bill & when they don't you can't pay your deductible using the explanation of benefits; you need to wait until the real bill shows up that again tells you how much your insurance already paid.

[@SunamiDevil]

This motivated me to clean my house because I don't like being attacked like this. Good reverse psychology college humor.

[@omichillian]

I'm actually watching this while procrastinating to vacuum my room

[@veghead05]

Noice

[@StarUnreachable]

[Will Poulter voice] You guys have enough empty floor to vacuum?

[@emmylee8862]

Oh the irony :D

[@sisterspot111]

Did you end up vacuuming

[@thedarkestsunn]

Did you finally vacuum that room?

[@SapphireSolstice67]

Throwing the paper in the closet was literally the funniest thing ever

[@elck3]

Ever ever?

[@SapphireSolstice67]

elck3 ever EVER

[@romxxii]

First Sad Boy House, now this. I feel like College Humor is targeting me.

[@praisethesun9005]

Wasn't that so long ago. 🥰

[@BlackCover95]

Personally, I love those videos.

[@juliannemclaughlin6352]

“You’ve never seen a cable like this before in your life... and that means it’s irreplaceable” got me.

[@FirstnameLastname-vo1jb]

Procrastination by watching a video about procrastination is some next level shiz

[@sn4rff]

"just stop caring" is the cleaning - and also lifestyle - advice i think i've been needing to hear. thanks, collegehumor!

[@JamoboBorg]

My closet is perfectly organised, but only to people who think exactly like me...

[@nukiradio]

The difference between a madman and me, is that I am *not* a madman

[@eerereps]

When they said clothes, I glanced at this week-old pile of clothing across my bed and I was like "Yup! They're talking about me..."

[@athensk.4720]

They were SO spot on about the closet I couldn't believe it 😂

[@leviewings4689]

We don’t have a closet, we have an attic. An 8x4m attic that you can’t move 1m into.

[@zeemonrollin8340]

My bottom closet broke so I still am in the middle of putting up new selves for it.

[@zenli6269]

I read the thumbnail as “ways to tiddy up” and immediately clicked on the video because I guess that’s the kind of person I am.

[@dillion308]

Zen Li meeee toooo

[@twigwick]

@@dillion308 sameee

[@mumbledmeatballs5629]

How do I...get tiddy?

[@jacob1983runner]

@@mumbledmeatballs5629 get a gf.

[@mumbledmeatballs5629]

@@jacob1983runner GODDAMN IT JACOB. IM TRYING, MAN, IM TRYING!

[@TheFlamespriest]

The bit about paperwork resonates with me on a spiritual level.

[@chloeellis1246]

As someone who is currently, in this very moment trying to tidy my room... this was a very helpful guide. Thank you... for helping me procrastinate

[@BlackCover95]

Don’t you have a marathon to binge?

[@chloeellis1246]

BlackCover95 you bet 😂

[@Sienrel]

in our home, we dont have "the closet" instead we have "the room" where all random items are kept there /just in case/

[@tintinelliot]

we had that in my mums house. i don't know last time I saw the floor in there tbh

[@ltariku]

Ah, I see you’re fortunate enough to have a whole room dedicated to random things. Enjoy!

[@weemil]

oh dang, since i moved out, my mom now has this incredible luxury it was supposed to be a guest room, but who wants to ever have guests over anyway

[@search895]

Just one room?

[@breathedarlingokay]

for my house, its the basement.

[@BlackbladeYT]

Screw what happened to Pat. I'm more curious about why Trapp feels so much like Zac in this. His line delivery, his expressions, there's some body-snatching going on here and I'm onto it.

[@benvoliothefirst]

You forgot to do the "sniff test" on all the clothes. This one's still got, maybe two days left!

[@superseasnails8368]

Benjamin von Sück thats just environmentalism

[@alltamarr]

"I'm too afraid to throw them out, and I'm too stupid to know how to deal with them." I truly feel personally attacked. Thanks, College Humor.

[@m7364]

I can confirm that the closet is a great storage space, I’ve been living in the closet for years! There is plenty of room for me and all my insecurities.

[@youtubemoderationtaskforce5583]

“Too scared to throw stuff out but too stupid to know how to deal with it.” That was the best line of the whole video in my opinion. It spoke to me personally. It recognizes how unsure we are about what’s important to us and how we’re too stupid to be able to deal with the whole dilemma. It’s really an existential human phenomenon.

[@Pistachios36]

Does anyone actually know what you're supposed to do with the "This is not a bill" papers?

[@weemil]

throw them out and if you suddenly need one of them claim your dog/cat/roommate ate it

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Those are essentially invoices. They should either indicate that the balance has been paid or a bill should be coming. If there's a zero balance shred, if not you may want to good onto it until the bill comes and shred it then. That is unless you have a specific reason for keeping it.

[@hotjanuary]

I keep those for a year to prove to the company I don’t owe them money or that the mistake occurred on their end.

[@ElementalWhispers]

Scan them and shred the original.

[@nisa202]

I got a filing cabinet that's divided in sections, so I stuff them in there. Once every number of years when it gets too full I go through it and everything that's older than 5 years gets thrown out.

[@ccdnckjns2609]

//goes to friend's house// Friend: Sorry for the mess Me with no tact: Yeah it's really messy

[@connor5053]

I’ve been using all these methods for years, I’m sorely disappointed I was really looking for something new

[@HelgaCavoli]

Check out Mary Kondo and her show on Netflix.

[@BlackCover95]

Helgali *Marie

[@weemil]

connor, i'm sure you're familiar with "i'll push it under the bed, just for now" but have you tried the "pile stuff up and cover it with something"?

[@gachaelephant6841]

Try putting everything in your closet in boxes so that even if the boxes are a mess you can pretend to people it’s tidy

[@Dermatillomaniac]

I feel simultaneously comforted and attacked because if that bill section ain't me...

[@amandasunshine2]

I literally have a box of papers. Legend says my birth certificate is in there too, but no one knows for sure what the bottom looks like

[@caedmondicksonbasketball]

"Is this a bill? Was I supposed to pay this??" Right when he said this a siren started going off outside 🤣 What a perfect coincidence 😂

[@pennclick]

These aren't tips, this is a documentary on my life

[@dimitrijames00001]

Wait how is it your life when It's mine

[@childofpersia1213]

This video was really good and refreshing from college humor. It’s funny cause it’s true

[@liltiger3]

“I’m too afraid to throw them out, I’m too stupid to know how to deal with them.” Accurate.

[@ArchibaldClumpy]

Weirdly enough these videos (and the Grant ones) actually make me feel pretty good because they're talking about things I didn't know a lot of other people do, but I don't always do them. I don't feel like the only loser who leaves thrift store donations in his car for way too long when people are making jokes about it. And sometimes I drive right there within a day or two!

[@avicohen2k]

Oh man the paperwork part just cracked me up! Classic "funny because its true"

[@Sonic6293]

True happiness comes when you finally get to a point in life where you can decide what to do with each individual thing in your house. Nirvana is reached when you stop seeking out true happiness.

[@Max-xo8ie]

I feel like this is how people’s houses end up after a Marie Kondo binge watch

[@MIGHTYBOOSCH198]

You've based a sketch on my life and I demand compensation

[@dinornis]

I've recently started renting and so inspections are a thing I now get to experience. Into the closet everything goes! I spent some time in there myself and it's cosy.

[@robodogmech]

honestly mike knows whats up, his sketches are almost always the best

[@JaxBlade]

1:47 Okay why are you attacking me so personally like this?!

[@hakim6158]

Wow this sketch was a great use of CH's rich diverse multi-talented cast

[@stormyknight1370]

I'm actually preparing to move in a few months and have been struggling. This is exactly the laugh I needed to keep going! Especially the closet....

[@tstbad59]

I can relate so much to being afraid to throw papers out. Back when I was still a student, I always worried that I would need an old paper, even if I was done with it.

[@GinaMarieGuyette]

The buildup suspense to the closet had me in stitches. It IS the scariest thing in the house!

[@micahphilson]

I thought for sure this was a really old sketch, but it's just a video so perfectly like all the old ones everyone raves about with all the new CH quality!

[@thefinalsif]

If anyone else is stuck with the "I don't know what to do with this" papers, scan them, then throw out the physical paper. That way on the offchance you need it in the future you're set, but you've also gotten rid of the clutter.

[@benny_lemon5123]

3:14 This so accurately summed up how I handle personal paperwork that it triggered my fight-or-flight response

[@savo4ek228]

One of the best vids I've seen in some time :D Well done, CH

[@karmaezzeldeen7369]

Omg now my home is sooo clean thanks to these awesome tips and especially the last since I stopped caring about cleaning three months ago

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

Thanks for all the tips. They really helped.

[@timothyemery7918]

Seeing Trapp panic at the closet is the thing I never knew I needed until now.

[@cbandtheradio5610]

1:15 Literally right at this moment I turn and look at the corner of my room to see the 2 black garbage bags full of clothes that have been there for 3 months... When art imitates life.

[@zkarebear]

I’m feeling attacked right now.

[@LoometDoom]

Thank you Trapp. This was a really funny sketch and today has been rough and you made me laugh. :)

[@posydon5062]

i actually have several bags in my apartement with clothes i don’t need anymore...they’ve been there since 4 months. i feel called out

[@Nouveau0]

go donate them tmr

[@candylove1234]

Im the same, they are in another room so I forget about them constantly xD

[@weemil]

i moved in my current apartment like almost two years ago and put some clothes in a bag so i could "go through them later and pick out everything that can be donated or sold and throw the rest away" then i put that bag in a nook between the bookshelf and a wall then i put a piece of wood in front of it now i'm supposed to be moving out again and it's still there. maybe if i take it with me, i can hide it in a different place and forget about it for two years

[@nonamefound9296]

This is why Mike is my all time favourite cast!

[@Thuazabi]

I have never felt more directly called out, ever.

[@erinc492]

Such great advice! I’ll be sure to use it!

[@juliawincentsoprano5744]

”I’m too afraid to throw them out and I’m too stupid to know how to deal with them” ...Triggered!

[@Sa3Dushh]

I love you guys you should post more often

[@kinorai]

I feel so much better now! Thanks, college humor!

[@nicolewilson6548]

10/10 great content the paper bit hit close to home

[@lincolnlane6763]

I love you Mike Trapp!!!

[@rubyharris6119]

Best video they've made in awhile.

[@ethanmoulton3157]

The funniest part of this sketch is how truly uncluttered the 'chaos closet' was.

[@chenlewis]

Perfect! Just the tips i need.

[@HarperNell]

watching this with a full garbage bag currently tucked behind my door, it's staring me down from across the room

[@newt1877]

Trapp has done some of the biggest jumps, from " allegedly " killing Pat, to giving you tips on how to procrastinate

[@thomasmiller8289]

The papers bit is my life, so perfect

[@dillpickle59]

"I'm too afraid to throw them out, and too stupid to know what to do with them" I literally just feel to my knees from vindication 😭

[@Katie-hq6wr]

this was very helpful i used to struggle with disorganization but now i don’t even think of it would recommend 👍👍

[@CCPJAYLPHAN1994]

Scary how real it is

[@jacob7649]

Why is this so relatable?

[@808Blessed1]

This video was too funny this sounds like me. Thank You for sharing and making my day.😅😂

[@mamadoubarry5944]

One of the funniest CollegeHumor videos in a while

[@mrbrainiac444]

My mom found this video looking for an actual tutorial, and she thought it was the funniest thing shes ever seen

[@annaf7753]

Everybody needs a The Closet. Can't live without one!

[@Novacification]

I'll be keeping an eye out for that bag in all your videos going forward :)

[@HansenDing]

The worst moment about the I don't know pile is when you realise you did this 2 years ago and you're sorting through the already-sorted papers.

[@asimmujkic8526]

Man I missed Mike and this is so relatable

[@CorbiniteVids]

The donation clothes in a bag got me. I've had my bags sitting there for... a year and a half. Help me

[@mythirdchannel]

Yep, that one with the bags sounds familiar, every once in awhile I suddenly see the bag again after habituation to it, and then I find a proper place for it! (I currently have 3-4 clothing bags for my 2 year old, some of stuff that's too small and some of stuff for an upcoming season .... and no closet space XD ).

[@carsongoring4608]

I love Mike trapp so goddamn much

[@ariathompson3152]

Trap is such a gem

[@EbonysBlaze]

That closet had all the things I had in my closet, clothes, luggage, free weights, everything lol

[@ms.rstake_1211]

I hope DropOut is awesome!

[@Ok-wb2jb]

Trapp is an absolute treasure never let him go

[@LostRhodes]

I LOVE the set up in that room. Is that your house?? I want that set up.

[@larsvanbarbecue8654]

There is a bag of clothes I have been meaning to donate for months 5 feet from me as I watched this. So relevant.

[@marcusbluestone2822]

Most relatable sketch

[@lincolnlane6763]

"I don't know" paperwork piles = my home in a nutshell

[@chakradharsai]

This is dangerously relatable

[@travpots6318]

Good job