What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist

podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to

rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you take

back your motherhood

and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show.

All right, right, welcome back to the show. It is time to tackle the biggest issue you likely

have on your declutter journey. And no, I'm not talking about that clutter

pile in your closet or even that clutter pile on your kitchen counter or in your office at home.

I am talking about overthinking, whether it's knowing where to start, what comes next,

or even what you're going to declutter, overthinking is definitely one of the most common

reasons. People just don't take action and the needle doesn't move forward. So today,

you guessed it, we are going to tackle how you can overcome overthinking and create a simpler,

peaceful, more joy-filled home. Anyone up for that? Okay, well, let's do it.

Remember that overthinking is not a one-size-fits-all and it impacts us all differently.

But I think we can all say we've experienced what I call analysis paralysis, where you become

trapped in this loop of weighing pros and cons, and ultimately

it ends with you not being able to reach a decision. In analysis paralysis, we often hit what I call

and what experts call decision fatigue. We literally, our brain does not want to make any more

decisions. We fatigue out.

And then procrastination rears this ugly head and we just stay stuck, right? And this stagnation

can prevent you from taking action the next day and moving the needle, as I say, and just being

consistent. So one solution to this, if you're like, yes, Katie, this is me.

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