2371: 5 Reasons Why We Hold Onto Stuff by Karen Liszewski on What Keeps Us From Decluttering

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🗓️ 6 June 2022

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Karen Liszewski shares 4 reasons why we hold onto stuff Episode 2371: 5 Reasons Why We Hold Onto Stuff by Karen Liszewski on What Keeps Us From Decluttering Karen lives in South Jersey with her three dogs, husband and 4 year old daughter Olivia. Graduating from Seton Hall University with a B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations, she was a staff writer for the Setonian and a Public Affairs Intern at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. One of her proudest moments as a writer so far has been interviewing Tim Gunn from ‘Project Runway' and subsequently winning Honorable Mention in NJ for Feature Writing. When she is not busy as a stay-at-home-mom she enjoys reading, going to the boardwalk in Ocean City and watching the Real Housewives. The original post is located here: https://thenjbookworm.com/5-reasons-why-we-hold-onto-stuff/ 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	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 2371.
0:05.2	5 Reasons Why We Hold On To Stuff by Karen Lisuwski of KarenLisuwski.com
0:10.9	and I'm Justin Mollock. Happy Monday and welcome back to Optimal Living Daily where I read to you
0:16.0	with permission from the authors and we're going to get right to our minimalist Monday post
0:20.4	as we optimize your life.
0:22.0	5 Reasons Why We Hold On To Stuff by KarenLisuwski.com
0:33.6	Quote, make room for what matters. Let go of what doesn't. It's that simple.
0:40.1	Robert II. Every single one of us at one point in our lives have held on to something for far
0:46.2	longer than we should have. We've kept stuff in storage units and closets,
0:50.8	never to see the light of day for years and years instead of letting go and getting rid of it.
0:56.8	I am 100% guilty of doing this. For so long I said yes anytime someone wanted to pass something
1:04.0	down or give me something and never got rid of anything. Even if I didn't like it or wanted to
1:09.6	have it in my home, I never said no. I mean never. I continuously cluttered my home with
1:16.4	nicknacks, hand me downs and things I bought at TJ Maxx when I was bored. Nothing against TJ Maxx.
1:23.0	I can spend hours walking around that store always coming out with things I don't need.
1:28.4	There's so many reasons why we hold on to stuff and sometimes have a hard time parting with items
1:34.2	and everyone has a different reason and a different mindset about decluttering and letting go.
1:40.3	Let's break down 5 common reasons why we hold on to things and find it difficult to say
1:45.6	say an aura to some of our belongings. Number 1. Guilt
1:51.0	One of the main reasons why people tend to hold on to stuff way longer than we should
1:55.9	is out of guilt. Oftentimes we don't get rid of something because we don't want someone else
2:01.0	to get their feelings hurt. Maybe someone bought you that dresser a few years ago but it just
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