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'Swedish Death Cleaning’ Is the Newest Decluttering Trend
My goal, then, was to rid our home of things that didn’t matter, to make more room for the things that did. For September, I undertook two complementary tasks: first, to identify, arrange, and spotlight meaningful possessions; second, to get rid of meaningless stuff.
Gretchen Rubin • Happier at Home
Tidycore is a reactive solution to the real problem of compulsive purchasing—a core minimalist principle most organizing influencers won’t touch, perhaps because it would put them out of business. The problem of "having too much stuff" starts with buying it. If you don’t implement this perspective as your shopping, you will spend your whole life
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How what we throw away defines us:
Discarding items, or decluttering, is a powerful act of self-definition that creates space for future selves.
The question presents a paradox that reveals the complex nature of personal identity.
The things kept are needed to feel grounded and express who one is, and letting go is needed to grow.
An inability to
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