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How Less Equals More

1/19/2020

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by Susan McCarthy
December seems to be the month of addition. You reconnect with people you may not communicate with the rest of the year. You may find yourself attending more events, parties, or get togethers than you do in an average week. If you participate in gift exchanges, you’re bringing new things into your home – both things you want and things you don’t.

Flip the calendar to January and you enter the month of subtraction. Eat less, smoke less, drink less, clear clutter, spend less time on social media, watch less television. Even ‘exercise more’ means less time for other activities.

One of the things that I’ve discovered by decluttering possessions is that reducing some things can mean getting more of other things. Less stuff means more space. Smoking or drinking less means more money. Less time mindlessly scrolling social media means more time for others or for hobbies. Eating less means weighing less which can mean more energy. (I’m still working on learning this last lesson.)
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Eliminating things that don’t serve you frees your time, energy, attention, love, space, and money for things that are important to you. If everything is a priority, then whatever you do you’ll feel frustrated that you didn’t do something else.

Decluttering isn’t just about getting rid of physical items. Clearing clutter is about deciding what objects, obligations, thoughts, tasks, and habits aren’t important to what you value right now.

When you free yourself from the stuff that clutters your time, space, and heart you create space for what’s important to you. Focusing on what you're gaining saves you from feeling that 'less' equals deprivation.  Less equals more.​​

Get my free guide, Live a Less Cluttered Life, and start clearing clutter and distractions from your life, today.


Additional Resources
  • How to Decide What to Keep When You're Decluttering
  • Inspiring Thoughts from Fumio Sasaki's Goodbye Things
  • Two Things You'll Gain by Decluttering
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    And I’m here to help you clear the things cluttering your life so you can do and have more of what’s important to you.

    I’m the daughter of hoarders and I used to believe I had to keep everything because it was all important. I gradually learned that less stuff equaled fewer distractions, reduced stress, and more hope.
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    I was motivated to become a professional organizer so I could help others create space for their lives.

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