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Clutter. Clutter isn't just a stuff on the floor. It's anything that gets between you and the life you want to be living.

And if you're not good at decluttering, you're just moving things around.

And you're moving things around, takes forever because you're never getting rid of stuff.

So you're always just moving things around, procrastinating, getting to the things you need to get to.

So if all day long, you're seeing loads and piles and heaps of clutter.

Just things that you don't need to be taken care of or gotten rid of or found a home or donated or organized.

All of that is draining your brain.

I think sometimes people find it peculiar that I make such a big deal about decluttering.

I think it's one of the first things you need to do if you want to get your life in order.

We're going to get through this, but you've got to develop some systems.

The systems are what keep it in place and definitely.

Number one, create a place where you're going to keep an ongoing record, notes, if you will, about what areas you want to start with first that are causing you the most discord.

Distracting you, they're upsetting.

And you're going to label those rooms and you're also going to write a few notes about what you'd like those rooms to look like or those areas.

Your number two assignment was simply to acknowledge that clutter is not okay.

It's holding you back, it's holding your life hostage.

It's a major barrier. It's not a little thing.

It's not, oh, I've got this messy room in my house and it's not that big of a deal.

No, it's a really big deal. And it's holding your life hostage.

And it's something you can fix. It's within your control.

You've got to take responsibility.

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