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🗓️ 7 July 2025
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Shira Gill shares minimalist strategies for reducing both physical and mental clutter.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The hidden costs of clutter
2) Why organizing tools won’t help you—and what will
3) The easiest way to make your space feel less overwhelming
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— ABOUT SHIRA —
Shira Gill is a world-renowned organizing expert and the bestselling author of three books: Minimalista, Organized Living, and LifeStyled. She’s a sought-after expert for media outlets and has been featured by Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, People, Forbes, goop, Architectural Digest, Oprah Daily, Vogue, and The New York Times. Her popular newsletter The Life Edit inspires readers from all 50 states and 150 countries.
• Book: LifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organized & Intentional Life
• Book: Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life
• Book: Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home [A Home Organization Book]
• Instagram: @shiragill
• Newsletter: “The Life Edit”
• Website: ShiraGill.com
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• Book: No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity by Ashlee Piper
• Past episode: 327: Unclog Your Brain through Unfocusing with Dr. Srini Pillay
• Past episode: 782: How to Overcome Distraction through Minimalism with Joshua Becker
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0:00.0 | Over 80% of people experience stress and anxiety directly linked to physical clutter. |
0:16.3 | If you think about being in a cluttered room, every single item in that room is something that our brain has to process. |
0:23.6 | So when you walk into that empty room, there's almost nothing for your brain to process, |
0:28.6 | which means your brain actually gets a break, which feels like relief and ease. |
0:33.6 | And who doesn't want more of that? |
0:36.6 | When we think about organizing, we think about it wrong. |
0:40.2 | I didn't need to organize more. |
0:42.2 | I needed to edit and declutter and be really thoughtful about assessing what are my tools so that I can do my job. That's Shebergill. |
1:00.6 | She's a world-renowned organizing expert and the best-selling author of three books. |
1:04.2 | Her latest, Lifestyled, helps readers build a more organized and intentional life using the principles of minimalism. |
1:09.9 | So you'll learn, one, the hidden |
1:11.2 | costs of clutter. Two, why organizing tools won't help you and what will. And three, |
1:16.6 | the easiest way to make your space feel less overwhelming. And if you want a quick summary write-up |
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1:28.7 | We call these the gold nuggets at awesome at your job.com. |
1:31.2 | And when you sign up, you also unlock the vault, the archive of all 173 such summary write-ups. |
1:38.4 | Pretty cool. |
1:39.8 | I'm people, Kaitis. |
1:41.0 | This is How to Be Awesome at Your Job. |
1:42.6 | And now, here's Shira. |
1:54.4 | Shira, welcome. Thank you. I'm happy to be here. Well, I'm excited to hear about your wisdom because, well, I think home organization is generally fun. And when I go to a container store, |
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