To Minimize Any Room, Ask These Two Questions

[@JoshuaBecker]

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[@babycakes8434]

Organizing is just moving stuff from one area to the other, and it never ends. Minimizing is getting rid of stuff, and it ends right there💖.

[@suegreenland5989]

Organizing is a temperary tidying a clutter. Minimizing is living tidly for ever.

[@Craft-007]

Good

[@misterhot9163]

Based on the echo in the room, this guy definitely practices what he preaches!! 👍

[@livelaughlove4635]

haha For sure.

[@iwrist313]

Lol, the question should be does he need this house or apartment bc it echos showing that it too big. Selling his home would reduce all his utility bills and bring in a cozy feel.

[@jamesrodrigue9286]

Great observation.

[@dipa7196]

Hahaha ,😀 good observation

[@MynameisVi]

That's hilarious

[@reggieandherman4251]

My grandma always minimized. She didn't feel guilty getting rid of gifts she received she didn't need. And she always used her "good" stuff. I miss her. She inspired me to live simply!

[@hayleymyles6823]

I love what u said about your lovely grandma x my dad was the same he could easily get rid of objects he didn't need x he loved practical things x I too miss him x and yes why wait to use things...and saving things for best ?? X

[@reggieandherman4251]

@@hayleymyles6823 Thanks!

[@katiebender775]

My grandma was definitely a hoarder. She taught me a lot about other things though and I miss her greatly.

[@nancymuller3291]

My MIL always kept unwanted gifts and regifted.

[@daffymommy]

My grandma and my mom were closet hoarders. The house always looked perfect, but after they passed the true discovery of how much stuff they really had was shocking. My MIL is a hoarder as well and she keeps giving me her things that she's saved for the last billion years. Most of those things keep right on going down to the thrift store after she leaves. Love her to the moon, but I don't want the dust collectors.

[@storytimemom7160]

Minimizing is better than organizing says it all...brilliant

[@faithrada]

I guess I see them as two different practices. A minimalist likely has little need to Organize.... since there is already a PLACE for everything. It seems to me that part of Marie Kondo's approach is.. try and make sure that each thing that sparks joy for us HAS an appropriate place. If orderly filling a whole room with books 'sparks joy' ... then Do that. It doesn't NEED to be an either / or thing.

[@gemmster14]

agree!

[@annettepaterson8843]

That statement changed my life. Instead of moving things around it gave me permission to let go. Silly but it worked in my brain. I love minimizing, I'm still in the journey but I have come a very long way. Thanks Joshua.

[@laurabotts4064]

@Deb Yes I find it hard to think in terms of thanking your things before getting rid of them. I find it kinda silly, they are only objects not people. Also I would never be able to drag everything out and have it all stacked on the bed and floor. I would just find it to be a tremendous mess and overwhelming. Just my opinion.

[@RobertLinthicum]

I find your rate of speech a relief relative the usual rapid-fire barrage of information on normally encounters on KZbin.

[@rinapadilla4019]

What an interesting observation from your part. I wholeheartedly agree with you!

[@lindabradley1054]

Absolutely agree!

[@susandermond9254]

Wow. I find it too slow and unnatural.

[@overcomer4226]

@@susandermond9254 go to settings and put on 1.25 or 1.5 speed. I actually find his voice very soothing as is. Interesting lay there is a young guy who's got a KZbin channel aimed at young single christians. His speaks about this guy's cadence maybe a little bit slower and I find him way too slow and I do speed him up to about one and a quarter or 1.5.

[@overcomer4226]

When I started listening to him that was actually one of the 1st things that I thought that it's nice to hear somebody speak carefully with great cadence and great tempo and choose their words carefully. He doesn't use extraneous nonsense words I love that. And none of the awful horrible giggling that I hear

[@azhotmom]

Funny, 5 yrs ago I thought my kitchen was "too small" for our family of 6 when we moved in. But then minimizing happened and voila! When I only kept the things I really used and loved, my kitchen is magically bigger :-) My cupboards have so much room now. Thx Joshua

[@azhotmom]

@@anniinthewoods8287 AWESOME! And if you go to European countries you see how small their living spaces are too which just shows how much we really don't "need" all this junk and space to store it

[@FoD1975]

“Don’t you think that if organising worked you would be finished by now?” - why has it taken me so long to realise that?! X

[@lorim1234]

Hi, not sure if you’re familiar with Flylady, but she’s been saying for years “you can’t organize clutter “. 😁 tfs

[@longstrider461]

I've never heard it put that way before!!!. It has struck a deep chord and is almost cathartic, in a way, for me. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@ideoformsun5806]

I love FlyLady! She helped me tremendously over the last ten years. I loved her book, and her ideas, and her e-mail list.

[@irishlizzie]

I heard it phrased slightly different from The Secret Slob here on KZbin, "You can't clean clutter." I got overwhelmed by FlyLady website and emails but watching Steph's videos on how she adjusts FlyLady to her home helped me to see how to take the principles and make it fit my family. AND you are always minimizing and decluttering following FlyLady routines. :)

[@lorim1234]

irishlizzie yeah, Steph is adorable 😁

[@leearnopole2677]

Ideoform Sun :6

[@ngendom]

I started listening to your videos on decluttering this week, and I've filled 4 garbage bags with stuff that I could do without. It feels AMAZING!!!!!! THANKS

[@mariec.9102]

Congratulations 🌹It does feel good to declutter your home and your mind.

[@russellhogben6628]

Remember the words of William Morris, ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.’

[@aiai-j7i]

Oh I like that! I am going to use that sentence. The whole Spark joy gives me anxiety because Well, no, some things do not spark joy but are essential.

[@faithrada]

@@aiai-j7i If one HAS something which IS *essential* .. then imho that WOULD automatically 'spark Joy' for me. Perhaps the word Joy translates differently for different people? If I were at a river and found a safe, old metal container to boil water in .... THAT would bring me great Joy. Having what is ESSENTIAL for one's survival would definately 'Spark Joy' for most normal people I would think.

[@cutemeows9089]

Buy less, choose well, make it last - Viviene Westwood

[@helenaville5939]

Not great advice. The "beautiful" part of his advice is the problem for many. Clutter is sometimes a collection of things that a person thinks are beautiful.

[@janecaswell7579]

Thank you

[@ksharpe8137]

I live sort of a minimalist lifestyle but I absolutely refuse to let my house look like a motel room. I want my house to look lived in while still being simple, neat and clean.

[@CommonwealthAmerican]

You do you honey.

[@zekeyeager1458]

@@CommonwealthAmerican2 years too late, I think they ended up killing themselves over the crisis they were going through

[@zekeyeager1458]

Bit egotistical and narcissistic but I get it. Most people are. If you want it to feel “homy” I suggest living in a tent for a few days. You’ll acclimate to it real nicely and eventually find it to be “homy”. You see, we conflict the two words “homy” and “familiar” when in fact they are the same thing. When you becomes familiar with a place, area, or group, you feel like you are recognized and have a sense of urgency and importance. This strikes at the heart of our own primal instincts of social structure

[@ksharpe8137]

@@zekeyeager1458 hardly, I’m living quite happily in my neat and clean home. 😂

[@ksharpe8137]

@@zekeyeager1458 because I don’t want my home to look like a motel room? I happen to live in a beautiful home which I keep clean and neat but not so much that it doesn’t look lived in. That makes me egotistical and narcissistic? Ok. 😂

[@MessyMinimalist]

I’ve always felt this way too! It’s why I’m determined NOT to buy a bunch of organizational boxes or tools until I’m done minimizing my stuff. Why organize something I don’t plan on keeping anyway? :)

[@ahoardersheart]

I am so guilty of buying tons of organizational boxes & baskets to attempt to organize my hoard!! But there’s not enough bins to organize all that! I just need to get rid of more crap!!!

[@jeannydaniel2022]

Yeah, I did organize my winter clothing in boxes and now, I'm too lazy to find them. And I have to buy new winter clothes again.

[@RobertLinthicum]

@@ahoardersheart It can be a step in the process. At least you are making progress.

[@HeyWiseGuy]

M.M. - I agree wholeheartedly with your comments. I always ask "If I bring this (item) home, will I create redundancy?" If not, it comes with me. If so, I pass on it. My life goal for our home is to find anything I'm looking for in our home within two minutes. If I can't do that consistently, it's time to de-junk. - J

[@sarahreinhardt1414]

Yes! I have made the mistake of buying baskets to organize. A few months later I retackled the area, and found myself with empty baskets. Thankfully I was able to repurpose them in an area that didn't have pretty baskets, but I admit I felt silly.

[@kathiewalli8746]

I didn’t buy anything........and I mean nothing but food in 2108 going to do it again in 2019.....so freeing 🙏

[@katiebender775]

What about soap and toilet paper?

[@lriver5766]

Katie Bender maybe soap and toilet paper is included in the grocery bill. That’s how I do it, i consider toilet paper & soap a necessity😁

[@katiebender775]

I'm definitely not nit picking- just genuinely curious! It sounds amazing yet daunting! How about makeup or other hair stuff? I would like to try to do it but I'm wondering what else you would call a necessity.

[@lriver5766]

Katie Bender I think everyone have different needs or tastes, everyone have different lifestyles.If make-up is important to you go ahead buy it, for me is soaps and oils. None of us is wrong💕

[@brendabsings]

Fair to say only consumables?

[@RogueAPBT]

One category of items I found I was holding onto, without really even thinking about why I was keeping them, were items from what I guess you could call, "the old me." Things like my horse grooming supplies from when I worked with horses too many years ago to count, and way too many redundant dog supplies from my years as a dog trainer. Purge after purge, I would pass these things by without a second thought, because I'd always needed them when that was my job and my life. When I finally got things pared down enough to notice these items and truly ask myself, "do I need these NOW?" it was easy to let them go. So, something to think about, when you're purging, is if the person you are today, and the person you are becoming, needs that item, rather than just assuming you need something because the person you were a year ago (or a dozen years ago, lol) did.

[@salliewhitney5889]

RogueAPBT you make a great point, and I’d like to offer a counterpoint. I dragged around a collection of watercolor supplies. For decades. Even though I didn’t paint. I used to paint. I wished I still painted. So the box would go from the floor of one closet to another. Definitely clutter. One day maybe three years ago, I pulled that old box out. I’ve painted every day since. (Yes now using all new art supplies.) That box of stuff represented a piece of me that I knew wasn’t 100% dead/gone. I’m glad I hung onto it. Not the same thing as your items from your past lives, but might look the same to most folks. L’chaim!

[@clearday9525]

I can so identify with that. I learned this trick from a one of those declutter sites. If you have sentimental items that you can't let go of, think about taking photos of some of them instead. That way, you keep the memories but not the objects that clutter. Course there are some items you want to be able to physically touch and keep and even use again, as Sallie did. But for the rest, I've got rid of stuff I never dreamed I could by just sticking their pics in my photo album.

[@jofriedman4528]

".. If the person you are today, and the person you are becoming, needs that item..." Yes!! This is my criteria too.

[@bethanyhebeler7687]

Bless someone else with those possessions!

[@Nancy-md7qr]

@@salliewhitney5889 I've been doing the same. One day, I will start painting again.❤

[@job3831]

In my experience downsizing goes in stages. I'll go through all my possessions, throwing out everything I really don't want. Then a few months later realize much of what I held on to is simply a hindrance. So out it goes as well.

[@tslilbearshoppe9870]

I have a tip for the gift area of life...tell everyone that you prefer an experience instead of a gift. So for instance you can say...cook me dinner, let's go to a movie together, lets go into the city for a show, let's have a picnic in the park ....stuff like that. I would rather do something than get something. I can get whatever I want all year long if needed but when someone gives you their time well that's the gift of making memories and those are the most precious gifts of all. Same thing goes for giving gifts...get the person a gift card to their fav eatery and in the card tell them you would be happy to join them when they go, or purchase tickets to the wax museum or any museum or a ferry ride etc. you get the point. Enjoy :)

[@StreetFighterIIFeb]

a paid service like botox or a facial is also nice

[@tslilbearshoppe9870]

Street Fighter II Feb 1991 r u tryin to tell me somethin ? Lolol

[@StreetFighterIIFeb]

@@tslilbearshoppe9870 i use botox myself at age 44. incredible "experience." and i DO advocate for stuff such as a high quality electronic toothbrush, a good machine to shave (for men) or women (body hair). stuff can enhance your life which i call tools. botox itself is a tool as well but just in liquid form that disappears upon use.

[@tslilbearshoppe9870]

@@StreetFighterIIFeb well I am 58 and believe in moisturizing, sleeping a lot, drinking water and avoiding toxic ppl ...lol

[@Izabela-ek5nh]

As a total introvert I prefer do sth alone instead of "going together". What now ;) eatable gifts only? :)

[@carolinerose5743]

On man, I LOVE what you teach. You are going to save my life! I've been struggling with how to move 1,700 miles away with all of the things I've accumulated over the last 26 years since moving into my house. It's been a daunting task to try to figure it out. And the thing is, I don't use or need most of the things I have, and they are too nice or too expensive to just give away. Except that I'm tired of being a slave to all of these things and I'm tired of feeling like they are a millstone around my neck that's tying me down. And the funny thing is, that I actually learned this lesson in about 1974. I was young and we didn't own much. But my husband was in the service and he got stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA, so we had to move from the SF Bay Area. All of our worldly goods fit into a wooden moving container that was delivered to our home, and it was supposed to be transported up to WA. So we took off in our VW Beetle for WA State. We rented a house that had a refrigerator and we bought a used washer and dryer. However, the box didn't show up when it was supposed to. Apparently the truck broke down and they took the box back to Oakland, CA and then it was another month before they finally delivered it. In the meantime, we were given a used hide-a-bed sofa to sleep on and a rocking chair so I could nurse our infant son. And we had just enough plates and kitchenware to cook and eat off of. Life was SO easy and I had plenty of time to take care of and enjoy the new baby. Then that box showed up and my life was forever changed. All of a sudden I didn't have any free time and I became a slave to what little possessions we had. And over the years, it has gotten much much worse. So thank you for helping me to realize (again) that I don't need all of the things that are tying me down and taking my precious time!

[@danalissy5811]

I do minimise in everything in my life for decades and thanks to that, I have so much time, freedom, etc ! Real wealth is to have time, freedom, a spacious mind, self-confidence to invest in what matters : Love !

[@rao433]

You said it !

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

I like your approach. I've been decluttering but not "deeply" enough. Then I started thinking of downsizing in a few years. Now I ask myself "is this something you would move?" Makes it so much easier to let it go.

[@sableann4255]

Or if it's not a 'hard yes/keep' it's gone for someone else to enjoy!

[@emjaykay46]

Over the years I have watched so many videos on clutter etc., & here it is all in less than 5 mins - Joshua says so much here & I plan to watch this every day til I am clutter free . Thank you Joshua !!

[@Sheilawyer]

Maria You are so right. I’ve watched this a few times and it has helped more than many videos and documentaries on the topic. Doing this would put the show Hoarders out of business.

[@tikoy1955]

Good video. Last year during my birthday week I took 256 shirts/T-shirts to a ministry. I felt great and cleared about 60% of my closet out.

[@amandasymon4363]

Powerful 👊👊👊 Minimising is better than organising!! I have recently bought many organisational baskets/clear boxes etc and have been working hard to find a place and order for my clutter. The problem is that it seems to never end!! Love your slow pace delivery - Thank you 🙏

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I also like your way of looking at a room in which you first pull out what you need or want (strongly emotional, or can’t replace), then toss everything else. Kind of like a sculptor visualizing the creation within the stone, and carving away what’s hiding it.

[@karyn2480]

Part of organizing is minimizing. Minimize, declutter, first then organizing what remains is still necessary. Organization creates order, efficiency and peace.

[@dianer8881]

I sort through my entire house every five years, because my life has changed. I take good care of everything and pass it on. Everyone appreciates what I give them, because it's still like new.

[@Plethorality]

Diane R great idea! lives can change radically in five years.

[@lindam7518]

Very good point. What we used at one point in our life might not be used at another point. Our lives change, so do our needs.

[@chrish9155]

I like your video as you talk slowly but clearly and get to the point!

[@jofriedman4528]

It's that spacious clarity... I find my selection of words and pace alters greatly depending on my state of being, which is in turn influenced by my surroundings. (And vice versa.)

[@bennybaby7243]

Replaying this video over and over as I go through my house junk. This is the kind of motivation I need in order to let go. Thank you so much

[@karenbernard6041]

I love this video. I minimized my my life from a a huge house to a one bedroom bungalow. Only necessities. My life has been clean and clear since. Keep making such videos. Namaste

[@juliebridge7590]

Thats Awesome! Good for you! I love that idea! I want to do that some day!

[@carolgeorge6409]

I now say “ Do I like this well enougg to dust it ? or “ that’s a pretty little dust collector collector,! Sure is helping me in my decluttering🎈

[@juliepayn7696]

It is so freeing to not have the "clutter" in my home. Nice to know I'm not burdening someone else after I leave.

[@montylowerison3243]

I am an organizer, not a minimizer. I really find joy in many things like the pictures on the walls, my plants, the treasures given to me by my parents etc. I live in an area that is really cold in the winter; hence, I spend a lot of time in my home. My home is a reflection of me and who I am and I really enjoy going to friends' houses and seeing what colours they use, how things are spaced etc. I totally agree with you about keeping inventory of one's things and decluttering, but I hope there is room for beauty in this minimalist world of yours.

[@sophirichmanfletcher4657]

Thank you for saying this. I live in a van after a rushed move/downsize from a 3 bd apartment after my mom passed 4 years ago, and I had already been reading up on tiny houses and minimalism. While there are times I feel it may look cluttered, what I have on the small spaces that pass for walls are sweet but tiny mementos that remind me of friends and special places. My tiny house on wheels will never be one of those sterile white interiors, because I took spend as much time as possible inside with my kitties, just relaxing and feeling the love associated with the bits of art all around. That said, there is more minimizing to be done, but in a van, organization is definitely required, and sometimes it takes several efforts to discover what actually works best. 🤷‍♀️ I prefer the KonMari philosophy-- does it spark joy? Nope? Get rid of it or don't buy it in the first place. 💕

[@diymk1]

I recently rented an airbnb. It had just enough household goods to be comfortable as far as dishes, decor, linen etc and it felt so good to be in such a calm atmosphere. It really got me thinking about how much clutter is impacting my life, having to constantly organize, dust, clean and find space to store away. You're absolutely right that organizing is only a temporary solution.

[@AvaChell0632]

Mel K yes!!!! I went away on a trip and when I came back I got rid of so much stuff.

[@jaytee2642]

Staying in a hotel always seems so relaxing and I realized that it's not only because I'm away from the household chores and busyness, but it's that lack of CLUTTER. It truly eases my mind and I am now working toward paring down my belongings. I have no desire to be a full blown minimalist, but having less clutter is so freeing.

[@jeanpeters2748]

@@jaytee2642 Hotel stays have always been great in this regard. I love the peacefulness of an uncluttered room. I have been working to make my small condo less cluttered. Boy, did I get stuck in the "organizing only mode," since I started in Sept, 2018. I have been so disappointed with my results because it is hard to keep the organized stuff in the right place.... so much work everyday. This video provided the advice I needed... I have to minimize, not organize. I want to "live simply."

[@IrisMG]

Staying at a great hotel ALWAYS makes me wish I could live in one full time, especially after I come home!

[@geetubaliji]

I agree .. Organized so many many many times my house ... always felt like"still not done " But now after lot of decluttering my house and I feel like it's easy to organize less things that I ve ..I can say things that I require in my house ... I have less decores to do cleaning ,less cloths to organize them in cubboad after every month,less utencils in kitchen Thanks for this video,😊

[@HaloReachMaster11]

Joshua, I have been working towards minimalism for about 2 1/2 years, I have purged my home three times and with each I knew there was more to be done, this time I’m so very close to where I want to be but wasn’t feeling quite there but didn’t know why, I felt I had let go of everything I wanted to, but wanted to take the whole thing to a New level. Your video, This video, has made it clear, I now know what to do to get there. Sometimes you can only hear what you want to hear where you are, I’ve heard you, and excited to go next level. Thank you for all you do! I’m so grateful to come across This video at This time in my progress.

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

AB, Similar for me. I sometimes think the more you have the longer it takes because you almost have to take off layers at a time. Then when you reach a certain point, you can build some speed because you feel so close to your goal (for me at least).

[@tessajones9393]

Yessss! I had 3 book shelves and enough books to fill 6. I almost bought extra shelves then realised I should go through them all. I have since cut down to fit all our books including my toddlers in all 3. Just that step motivated me to cull everything in our home. It's been a journey. We have been serious about it all this year. It really does take time hey. And now for every purchase I donate something else to keep the habit for later on. Since that mindset I've definitely bought less. ❣

[@charisedaniels1237]

AMEN to everything said! I discovered as a teenager that I was not good at managing my stuff and I have been on a journey for 30 some years to declutter. Some things have finally clicked and I am making greater progress toward a freer life. I own a lot less than most but my clutter is still my problem and burden until resolved. Thank you for a no nonsense approach.

[@adelinam7839]

I really like these questions! I also started asking myself “if I didn’t own this item, what would I be willing to pay for it?” - a lot of times I surprise myself bc I wouldn’t want something even if it were given to me for a few pennies

[@Plethorality]

Adelina M you are right! that us do true!! I ask myself would I pay five dollars for this? and wow, the stuff I let go of in those days!

[@unicornus33]

Adelina M excellent point!

[@dianer8881]

After much research, I realized that everything I have will never be worth what I paid for it - even if I take good care of it. Trying to sell everything at repetitive yard sales would just be a waste of time. So, I donate to friends. Thus far, there's enough satisfaction in just knowing that everything goes to a good home where it will continue to be appreciated. Now, if I buy something, I also think about who might like to have it later.

[@ah5721]

If you like knowing your things are getting new life in someone's house try the local Buy Nothing Sell Nothing group in your area! I gifted a whole lot of clothes to a mama . I couldn't sell them all to a consignment store because they weren't "pristine" but still usable. I had gotten them second hand and the recipient was happy. It was a win win!

[@deborahpellerito6117]

I will never have another yard or garage sale again

[@smilesoffortune]

Well said. I totally agree. Once you minimize, organising becomes a lot easier. Minimalism has certainly changed my life for the better.

[@pcarr51]

Josh. I love your philosophy behind this practice of minimalism. I started this sorta about 15 years ago but found myself yo -yoing up n down. Im finally understanding the most important reasons for doing this. Money is only really a small part. Which it does save a LOT OF MONEY but for me is the bigger picture is how precious life is and our limited time here is. I finally found that I want to be in the present and not be encumbered by material possessions (funny thing POSSESSIONS. They seem to possess us!!!) I want to place my value in my relationships and not miss those moments that can NEVER BE brought back. Thank you for your messages to this present time that is so VITAL!!!!

[@thinker2467]

I am fasting today. Obviosuly the main reason is my religion which encourages us to do voluntary fasts and I am so thankful for that. All over social media you just have ads that give you the best of the deals for food and sales for buying this and that . As a muslim, I thank God for introducing this concept of fasting(both compulsory and voluntary) It has helped me alot spiritually and has also helped me to control my desires.

[@osuushiza8]

Uncanny bc I've become so apathetic in life, finding it pointless 2clean on a regular basis just so the fiasco could persist & manifest in2 a compulsive hell. It's as if this man met my psyche at a perfect level & timing. TY, kind & respectful sir! U have inspired me, & I'll work on this immediately!! ♥

[@LG-sw1ge]

I don’t have space or energy to deal with 3 peoples stuff- who I was- who I am & who I want to be. Who I am gets to stay.

[@JH-lz4dh]

This is profound. I love the way you put this.

[@cosettecoco9715]

I like everything u say .first u talk slowly witch is great .second you explain everything i feel . Third u touched me with ur faith cause i removed clutter to focus on praying family happiness not cleaning

[@biswajitbiswas4616]

Yes, I find you so correct. Instead of asking "does it spark joy" it is more crucial to ask "do I really need this in my life". There are a lot of things that spark joy within us but we simply don't need them and there are a lot of things as well which doesn't spark joy but we need them. That's why I don't find konmari method that useful. Lastly, people might not understand the true meaning of "sparking joy" while they are decluttering and end up keeping the useless stuffs again.

[@nygal1963]

I agree! I suggest to my clients we create a system that meets their specific needs, so they do it in a way that works best for them and they feel good as they go through the process. Spark joy example: utensils- they don’t spark joy but we need them. We need to declutter as our life changes, but do it in a way that we feel good about it, and not forced upon or “what all the “masses” so called experts say. I’m here to help and listen. Kind Regards

[@MsSassyMT]

This is explained why I always felt like I was organizing. Now, I purge. Great video.

[@Izabela-ek5nh]

I also liked to ask myself "If I were moving to another country, what would I TAKE with me?" All the rest can go away. :) (furniture not included but it is far easier with furniure than with some small items, paper, ex-hobby supplies etc)

[@maurashannon4797]

Good tips in this video. I am an extreme hoarder that was ready to let go of things. Then my house had some water and mold damage, forcing me to get rid of a lot of things. Now that the house has been fixed up, I am going to move very little stuff back into the house. I will probably throw out more of the stuff that is stored in my garage for now! Just moved back into the house. It only had one bed and one folding chair in it.

[@gemmster14]

I've found it hard to purchase a required item in a "singular" fashion - it's always a package of Sharpie markers, and package of wall hooks, a container of what-have-you. This is the Costco mentality. And who wants to store it all when you need only ONE!!??

[@insertnamehere9154]

...you posted this video jus for me!!! Man, I need to get rid of so much stuff. I been organizing my closet for the last 2 months...

[@garlanddavis7099]

Such an eye opener, I organize all the time, not satisfied, doing it again & again! This is helping me, thank u

[@seheyser]

Very well explained! I’m new at this thing called minimalism and I think it rocks!

[@SonyaSeward]

While I see the value in minimizing and do it often. I also like to re-evaluate and organize what I do own in the most purposeful way. Where it is located and how it is stored.

[@keksliebe5832]

Nice hair color

[@marylourodriguez9227]

When you minimalize, your cabinets etc. Seem bigger, more space all around!

[@janegaduya736]

Excellent sharing. I just threw away some frozen food from my freezer which I was unnecessarily keeping.

[@christinebeames2311]

I used to be amazed how as a family we could holiday in a holiday let for 2 weeks with little kitchen stuff ,very basic , and all our possessions in suitcases , but the penny didn’t drop soon enough

[@dianemoore6982]

I always ask myself ' would i buy it again ' .

[@TSunshineful]

And I also ask, when will I Use it again?

[@deborahpellerito6117]

Great idea!

[@helengibbs5255]

Just discovered minimalism and feeling so good right now!! Bingeing all your content right now and find you so inspiring. I love the picture in the background of this video. Beautiful family. ❤

[@terisalund3367]

Function and the maintenance of function before form. That to me is what organizing is. It's not organized if it looks pretty and neat but when you start to function in an area it can not be maintained easily. This always involves eliminating and or at the very least moving things out of the area where it doesn't follow the maintainable function "rule". After you work out the best maintanable function of an area the form or style is fun fun!

[@songbirdforjesus2381]

A minimalist lifestyle is great mostly for moms who are constantly picking up putting things away and cleaning in their homes. Yes of course you have beautiful things in the house like art pottery musical instruments vases filled with flowers nice furniture and lamps pretty China, some house plants and nice drapes over the windows. A bedspread with beautiful fabric down pillows or any kind you prefer a few pillows on the couch a blanket over the arm of a couch, sports equipment organized bicycles, knee pads and helmets, etc etc you get my drift. All the things to live a meaningful life creating a comfortable and welcoming home that is showing love to your family and to your guests. Let's get rid of all the crap. A few collections behind glass I don't mind so I don't have to constantly dust. I like the Scandinavian way of having beautiful light wood storage units that everything you own is put. You don't see a lot of busyness which creates calm vibes. Closed cabinets not open ones or the New Concept of open shelving in kitchens where flies, dust and insects land on your clean dishes and glasses. Not a lot of knick knacks or clutter all over table tops that have to constantly be picked up and dusted. Not a plethora of pillows on my bed to make a fashion statement. You get my drift

[@ahoardersheart]

Awesome Advice! I am a consumeristic hoarder who is trying to change my bad habit and mindset!

[@dallen8605]

You can do it

[@ahoardersheart]

D Allen thank you so much for your encouragement ♥️

[@kathiewalli8746]

This is so true.....I’ve been doing this for nine months.....loving it.....another six or so I’ll be done

[@bannybee7752]

I haven't watched yet, but I very much agree (with the title), that we have to get rid of too much stuff before we can properly organize.

[@krussell89]

My problem is getting rid of clothes I might need in future. I stopped buying new clothes couple years ago and only wear the same few tops, leggings and jeans. But I have clothes I'm saving for special occasions like weddings, fancy dinners or natural disasters. I keep hoping things will go back to normal but now believe it never will so will try to get rid of two thirds of my closet this week.

[@arjaybadeo8283]

Wow. I really like the fact that one clip in the video was shot in Gateway Cubao, Quezon City PH which a shopping center. I always roam around there finding stuff that can make me happy yet in the end, the stuff never did what I though would do.

[@dianer8881]

Yeah, my husband wanted to buy extra trash barrels. Then, he realized that he just needs to go to the dump more often. Haha

[@helenaville5939]

No, tell him he just needs to stop generating so much trash.

[@fabulousbear8543]

This is what i need to hear everyday!! I love your thinking

[@keksliebe5832]

Agree

[@joanjorgio6016]

I love it minimizing when decluttering some things on my life like in my dress ,in my room, evem in my social media account ...i always keep only what i only need .the less is so better for me. Quality is most important than quantity.

[@robinq5511]

Apart from organizing WITH the intent to minimize, I would have never discovered I had 4 containers of oregano!

[@ZenTeaNow]

These are great questions to ask ourselves if we need to keep an irem. Itnreally does change my perspective, eventhough i already live fairly simply.

[@clearday9525]

Think my biggest obstacle to decluttering is fear. Fear of not having, if that makes sense. For example, clothes. I have clothes that know I could and should get rid of because I don't need them and they're just taking up space, but this little voice will say, "What if some day disaster strikes and you don't have enough money to buy clothes, and here you are thinking about getting rid of perfectly good clothes." I don't really understand it, because I wasn't taught to accumulate things. We had little but always enough when I was a child, but I was aware of my parents struggling. I guess that could be something to do with it.

[@gmvalentine626]

Yes, I've been like that forever, and it's gotten worse as I've grown older.

[@stylenseason]

I did a no buy challenge in 2018 with 80 percent success, and now am doing it again in 2019. That means I only buy consumables, replacement, gifts, and souvenirs from my travel. It feels quite liberating and I do not feel deprived at all.

[@Debbiesdilemmas]

I wish my husband had this thought process. I am so motivated to declutter and he has no interest at all. It’s very frustrating.😥

[@barbarawickstrom9905]

I hear ya!!! 😐

[@bcs3948]

Me too!

[@lifeseries7944]

Me 3!

[@supercrazydesi]

You can try to declutter your personal items and some items in home which he wouldn't care about.

[@papermason]

If you have to waste money on organizing containers, then you have too much stuff. I rather have space than stuff. Great video!

[@sandraolsson1532]

I'm not sure that I totally agree. Sure some reorganization is often needed but less and less over time, if you do it properly. And as I understand it, you're never "done" as a minimalist eighter, right? So for me one isn't better than the other, they both have their place in my life.

[@Omonike88]

when I get something new for example, when I get new sheets for my bed I get rid of the old ones. I placed them in my car for emergency purposes.

[@focusedfreebird]

Great advice!!! Boy did i clean out a bunch of meaningless stuff!! Felt so much lighter!!

[@sunandaparmeshwar489]

Your titles of the video tells it all and hits the Bulls Eye 👍

[@katebeedot9052]

Well, that was quick but very effective 👏👏

[@maryspeidel5258]

I love throwing stuff away. I’ve never missed anything.

[@ThisNaturalJourney]

Thank you! These questions we ask ourselves are really supportive to the process 🙏

[@songbirdforjesus2381]

Also, the konmari method is better in its thinking. Keep what is uplifting and gives joy to your soul and spirit. Get rid of the rest. She is also a Minimalist. , I like your idea of do I need this to fulfill my potential and who I am called to be. Kon Mari method would say is this how I want to live my life in the future and in the present. Why do I have this object is also a good way to approach minimalism. Thank you for this wonderful video

[@aladepollo4833]

Great ! Love it 🥰 and feel sooo free. Whenever, I donate , giveaway things / stuff that I don’t need .

[@77777aol]

Rethink - what you are considering buying. Reduce - what you purchase. Reuse - what you have (repair etc). Recycle - including metal + wood. Also compost : Bokashi pots take meat etc. and because the waste is contained it breaks down faster. Charity shops, give away and sell. And finally : Never chuck out anything not unless you absolutely have to !

[@privateprivate8366]

I have too much stuff but, I don’t necessarily disagree. I guess the problem I have is that I have a picture in my head of what I’d wanted my life to be and it has not turned out like that. Even the number of suits I have? No one could’ve told me that, ultimately, people would end up showing up for work in the same duds they take out the trash in. My items, to an extent, represent me, my individual style and personality, although it’s too much for the tiny space I have. In addition, to an extent, I feel dead against disposability. I’ve seen people who buy clothes and before it’s out of style, if there is still such a thing, with people shopping at Old Navy, which seems like a high end Good Will, they ditch it - all to buy similar items. For me, this represents decades of wasted work hours that were probably not a whole lot of fun to put in, in the first place. Many jobs out there are a pretty stressful, miserable place to spend everyday. I’d hardly like to think I’m doubling my effort in doing so. All of this doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate and don’t work towards a living space that is a magazine picture. Just hard to get there when I consider many other factors. Also, I know that people Are supposed to be more important than things. It’s too bad that my daily experiences with people don’t actually render that. In the end, I rather like the things that people produce and the form and function of them, rather than to experience people themselves.

[@privateprivate8366]

I think the reason why most people buy as much of the things they do is because we cannot come to terms with the fact that we’re merely surviving. We are often just going to work and going home. We don’t have the choice not to work either and, as I said above, it’s often stressful and it’s usually not satisfying in any way, except on payday. So, we almost want to put our paycheck into a juicer and hope that something psychologically or materially comes out, in order to make the daily grind worth the effort, other than to feel we’re enslaved by it. The technology available to us and that we hold in our very hands, as compared to just a few years ago, during our own life time (forget about our parents’ life time, if you’re of a certain age) cause cognitive dissonance. We have in our hands what makes us feel like kings, yet still often no more power over our lives than we’ve ever had. Perhaps, much less. While this is veering off topic at this point, I still think it ties to our accumulation of things. We have a picture in our mind of what things should be and we’re often horrible in trying to make the ends meet.

[@privateprivate8366]

To finally put it succinctly, I think that a lot of people are groomed to feel that purchasing/obtaining=hope.

[@traceyt4580]

Sometimes it's really hard to reconcile who you ARE with who you WANT to be

[@privateprivate8366]

Tracey T yep, it’s kind of like furnishing your space. Looking for the item that sparks interest, doesn’t clash with other things, considering what is often a continuous reduction in space, as compared to what our parents may have had so many things MUST fit our style but fill a function, as well, measuring, etc. I often feel that I would love to be one of those people who just don’t care. That’s easy.

[@nygal1963]

Private Private It’s definitely a emotional process, discarding stuff, do it in your own time, on your terms. I suggest to my clients that we create a system to start small 5 minutes a day so that you do it in a way that is good for you and not everyone else. I’m here to help and listen. Cindy

[@ainharjitbs]

Your pace of speaking is making me think and ponder as well..🥰😍🤩

[@JoshuaBecker]

Nice!

[@ainharjitbs]

@@JoshuaBecker 🥰😍🤩

[@tslilbearshoppe9870]

Variety is the spice of life. I could never just have black shirts and that's it or no art on the walls...I'm an artist! lol I am all for not buying "stuff" for the sake of buying...I buy things I need and I may buy them in a couple different colors while I'm at it but I do not recreation shop. You also didn't address the fact that we get and give gifts all throughout the year which means that you too have to organize or purge annually right? Kids also accumulate toys and everyone knows the toys breed in the closets and garages...so how do you tell your kids...uh..Listen Timmy ...you can only play with one toy at a time so pick one because we are tossing the rest...how??? I am being sarcastic for effect but I really do love these video's, perhaps I am a minimalist at heart or on the verge of becoming one who knows lol

[@wittleMermaid13]

Thank you thank you! That's it. I haven't been able to put it so succinctly as this. Instead of asking, "why can't I get my house organized?" Rather, the real issue is how you can minimize!

[@judybicknell8610]

Short, sweet, thought provoking, awesome!

[@anuradha8662]

These same phrases were said by my dad and regret now but never late than ever will follow in future hope I would've come across your KZbin much earlier ... thanks a lot...

[@fatimanida_]

I never thought about this ever! Thank you for enlightening me

[@marystackpole118]

Making BIG CHANGES!!! Thank you!!♥️

[@sripriyagopi2464]

Completely agree why have stuff more than you would need and struggle with more work and stress organizing and cleaning and decluttering uff

[@Practice_Kindness-1st]

Good point. Very logical.

[@storytimemom7160]

Do I need this? Why do I have this? so much would be gone Thx for the 2 questions!

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

really making me think about all my stuff, thanks

[@marytresame1758]

The key is to put things back where you found them.

[@songbirdforjesus2381]

Sometimes one half of a couple just doesn't think that way to put things back where they found them

[@161995alex]

Watching this video and grabbing the empty wrapper off of my kitchen counter. "Do I need this" . That was an easy no! 😆

[@AnnAdventures]

bro.. your videos change my life... thank you so much and keep inspiring people