Scott S J - 10-minute declutter : the stress-free habit for simplifying your home

The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are.Mother Teresa

Look around at the spaces in your home. Over the years, youve accumulated a houseful of possessions. Some items are useful and necessary. Some might even bring you pleasure, comfort and fond memories.

Probably, though, most of your stuff is simply clutteritems that are disorganized, misplaced or simply no longer needed.

Yet you still hang on to them.

Perhaps youre at the point where all this stuff is driving you crazy and thats why youve picked up this book.

The good news?

When you organize and eliminate clutter, you free yourself from stress and anxiety by eliminating feelings of overwhelm.

Decluttering gives you renewed energy, inner peace and more mental space to enjoy the meaningful, joyful aspects of your life.

Clutter is often a reflection of our inner selves. If we feel disorganized, out of sorts, depressed, stressed out or insecure, it shows up in the way we manage our daily lives.

Organizing your clutter is a path to healing emotional blocks and inner confusion. As you reclaim control over your stuff, youll feel better about yourself and have more positive energy. Youll also feel more confident and in control of your life.

Researchers at UCLAs Center on the Everyday Lives of Families studied 32 middle-class families and how they live at home with their stuff. They chronicled their findings in Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century: 32 Families Open Their Doors , a book that revealed how addicted to material things we are as a society and how much stress clutter creates.

Anthony P. Graesch, an assistant professor of anthropology at Connecticut College and co-author of the book, made the following statement: Weve never had as much stuff in a single familys home as we do now. In part it is related to this most intense consumer society in which we live .

Accumulation has become a way of life for most of us.

You dont have to be a hoarder, a shopaholic or a disorganized person to suffer from excess clutter.

Our culture reinforces accumulation, spending on luxury items and focusing too much time on material things instead of experiences and relationships. Weve been taught the false narrative that more stuff equals greater happiness.

At some point, however, we find ourselves drowning in papers, clothing, toys, books and other objects. We realize all this stuff isnt creating more joy and peace of mind. Instead, its extracting joy from our lives and becoming a proverbial albatross around our necks.

If you are at this point with your clutter, take heart. This book is designed to help you gain control of your life by controlling your clutter.

We understand how busy and demanding life is, and how difficult it is to tackle a huge project like organizing an entire house. Simply making a decision about where to store something or whether or not to throw it away can feel daunting and frustrating.

Fortunately, we have a simplified process that makes decluttering so easy and painless, youll actually come to enjoy it.

This book outlines a decluttering program thats broken down into 10-minute, bite-sized increments that are quick, painless and easy to fit into your hectic schedule . Day by day, youll chip away at this project without feeling that sense of overwhelm that often pops up when you are faced with a daunting task.

Within a few weeks, your rooms will be completely organized, clean and arranged to perfection. Also, your most important (and meaningful) items will be displayed or stored exactly as you wish. Not only will your space become more organized and streamlined, but also youll feel happier, lighter and less stressed out.

We explain exactly how to achieve these results in 10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home .

Who Are We?

Barrie is the founder of an award-winning personal development site, Live Bold and Bloom . She is a certified personal coach and online course creator, helping people apply practical, evidence-based solutions and strategies to push past comfort zones and create happier, richer, more successful lives. She is also the author of a series of self-improvement books on positive habits, life passion, confidence building, mindfulness and simplicity.