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You have all you know now is that you need less stuff. There's a Konmari method which gets it done

all at once, and that in itself can be overwhelming, especially if you drag out every piece of

clothing you own and then run out of time before you're able to put it back causing even more clutter.

Many methods recommend doing it all at once. If that works for you, do it. But only you know how you are,

and I know how I am, and I am not a declutter the entire house in a weekend kind of guy.

Mom Rikondo has some great ideas and unique ways to fold your clothes. Her method isn't for

everyone. I do like her show in Netflix though, it's always nice to see people's lives with less

stuff and more freedom. If you're not trying to put in 40 hours this weekend decluttering your home,

you'll appreciate some of these slower steps that anyone can use.

Why we keep things. Before the how, let's go over the why and the what of decluttering.

I've read several books on minimalism and decluttering for my own sake and to help others who

may have even more clutter than we did when we started minimizing. I've narrowed it down to three

reasons we tend to keep things. Number one, we overpaid for something, or at least we paid a lot for

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