- Create a checklist of everything necessary and unnecessary
- Create milestones to motivate you
- Create deadlines
- Stick to a schedule
- Start with something easy and simple to clean or get rid of
- Start with only decluttering for a few minutes a day and then slowly increase overtime
- Clean one room at a time
- Declutter one shelf at a time
- Sort items by categories of your choice
- Donate items (clothes, toys, shoes, books, furniture, etc.) that you don’t need anymore, but can still be used by others
- Discard any items that are no longer usable or in bad shape
- Have a garage or yard sale to sell off unneeded items
- Find help from others (family, friends, etc.)
- Follow the Konmari method of only keeping items that bring you joy
- Follow the 80-20 rule
- Take breaks to prevent you from getting burnt out while cleaning
- Recycle items like cardboard, paper, and plastic to clear out space
- Find new ways to store items (reordering items to fit more objects, buying additional storage like drawers or bookshelves, etc.)
- Label items to always know where they are
- Get rid of any duplicates, especially when you only need one of them
- Be mindful of impulse buys when shopping or purchasing items
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