Cut out clutter and feel happier

Author: Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin
Published: Fri 13 Oct 2017
Episode Link: https://www.bettershow.io/

In this episode Ian, Darren & March talk about how to handle clutter. We reflect on why reducing clutter matters, our own personal experiences with clutter, tips & tricks you can use, and experiments we're going to try and report back on.

Show Notes

1: 21 - How clutter can negatively affect your health and productivity

8:45 - The difference between clutter and hoarding

10:00 - Ian, on dealing with "I might need it one day" syndrome

13:15 - Darren, on minimalism and finding a happy medium

15:37 - March, on tidying up vs organizing

18:51 -Easy first steps on your path to a clutter-free environment

22:55 - How the KonMari method can refresh the way you approach decluttering

28:55 - Your neighbors' secret to buying nothing

34:44 - How sharing economies can reduce individual clutter

38:10 - Services to help you get rid of your physical clutter

44:08 - Closet and storage hacks you can experiment with

52:50 - How to prevent future clutter through your buying choices

56: 56 - Digital decluttering tips for your emails, files, and more

1:04:59 - Do we even need to organize our digital files anymore?

1:11:00 - March's trick for handling mounds of paper communication

1:15:43 - A PSA on digital clutter

1:17:33 -Lightning round of tricks for tidying up and being productive

1:23:39 - Our next experiments:
- Ian will start a Declutter Day event on Facebook
- March will try Ian's closet hack and BuyNothing
  
  Darren will digitize all his old paperwork