5 Best Online Resources for Purging Clutter from Your Life

Clutter reduces happiness, wastes energy, and takes up space. It is a negative entity that has a very real impact on your emotions and attitudes, but is often over-looked and allowed to grow out of control. In small homes especially, decluttering must be a constant emphasis, and the smallest amounts of clutter cannot be allowed to exist.

I have compiled 5 of my favorite articles on purging waste and clutter from your own life.

• Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life: A post at ZenHabits.net that gives 72 concrete ideas that you can start implementing today to reduce clutter in your life, with links to even more information on many of these tips. Note that clutter involves more than just physical possessions, but anything your life that takes up unnecessary time or energy.
• 10 uncluttering things to do every day: A decluttering to-do list that you should get into the habit of doing at home in the mornings and evenings without fail. If you can make a habit of these simple tasks, you will find yourself more content and feeling more in control of your own home.
• Declutter 101: Strategies To Cut Clutter: This article discuss different strategies for approaching the clutter problem, including where to focus first, how fast to move, and what kind of results you can expect to see from each strategy. Truly informative and thorough for those who don’t know how to start tackling clutter.
• My War on Clutter: The Tools to Purge BIG: An informative and helpful case study on what exactly Merlin did to purge every single thing that he didn’t need from his life. Inspirational, especially if you are still struggling to imagine yourself actually doing the big purge.
• How to Purge Clutter: A thorough how-to article that details the complete steps of a successful decluttering session, including advice on how to make the process more efficient, and also provides helpful suggestions for what do with the stuff that you don’t want anymore.

Tags: clutter, decluttering

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