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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1925: How to Get Motivated to Declutter by Julianna Poplin of The Simplicity Habit

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 19 March 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Julianna Poplin of The Simplicity Habit teaches you how to build the motivation to declutter. Episode 1925: How to Get Motivated to Declutter by Julianna Poplin of The Simplicity Habit Julianna is a professional declutterer and writer at The Simplicity Habit. She writes to encourage and inspire women who want to simplify their homes and lives The original post is located here: https://www.thesimplicityhabit.com/how-to-get-motivated-to-declutter/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1925, how to get motivated to declutter by Juliana Poplin of

0:07.0

the SimplicityHabit.com and I'm Justin Mollick. Happy Friday and welcome back to Optimal Living

0:12.9

Daily or OLD where I read blogs to you for free. It's an award-winning podcast thanks to you.

0:19.4

And thank you to the authors for giving me permission to narrate their work. I couldn't do it without

0:23.6

them. I have a brand new one for you today, Juliana Poplin. I'll tell you about her right after

0:28.2

the reading so for now let's get right to it and continue optimizing your life.

0:36.6

How to get motivated to declutter by Juliana Poplin of the SimplicityHabit.com

0:43.7

There are a variety of things that can prevent you from making progress decluttering.

0:48.1

Overwhelmed is a common one but another reason I hear often is lack of motivation.

0:53.9

So let's look at how to get motivated to declutter for those days when you just aren't feeling it.

0:59.5

How to get motivated to declutter. I know how it feels to want things decluttered but to feel

1:04.9

like you lack the energy or motivation to do it. I also know most people don't love decluttering to

1:10.4

the degree that I do which makes it a bit more challenging. There are things you can do if you

1:15.4

want to get your house decluttered but you are lacking motivation. Use these tips to go ahead

1:20.8

and get started in your home. Number one plan for just 10 minutes. So often the idea of decluttering

1:28.4

can create a sense of overwhelm. You don't know where to start, what to do, or imagine the task

1:34.4

to be so big that you do nothing. If you instead focus on one small area or task at a time,

1:40.7

you'll be more likely to have the energy and motivation to complete it. You can set a timer for

1:45.7

10 minutes and plan to work for that long at a minimum. In some cases you'll find that helped

1:51.7

you get started and you have motivation to continue working at it. Other times you'll simply

1:56.3

complete the project and that's fine too. There are various high impact decluttering projects you

2:01.8

can start with. You want to start with something where you'll immediately be able to feel the effects

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