Declutter means to remove unnecessary items from your home or your environment. This book is not about rearranging stuff to fit better in your home. The Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule) states that roughly 80 percent of the effects come from 20 percent of the causes. Essentially we only use about 20% of our stuff in our home. You likely wear the same 20% of your clothes over and over.
This book helps declutter your closet, kitchen, living spaces and even your mind. This is done with seven steps. One problem is the awareness that more or bigger of anything is not better. And we need to look inwards for happiness instead of stuff outside of ourselves.
Consider how we would feel if we should die soon (in three months or immediately from an accident). How would we feel if our family members had to declutter our stuff?
Periodically, people clean out closets and/or garages and donate piles of stuff to charity. Then six months later they have as much stuff as before. The seven steps outlined in this book will help eliminate this habit.
Use six questions to determine what to keep and what to recycle. The goal is to identify the 20% of stuff to keep. Ask yourself the Six Question suggested in the book such as: Do I use this item regularly or in the last six months. Am I keeping it because I might use it or keeping it out of guilt.
Mental clutter is at the root of your physical clutter. Up to 70% of our daily thoughts are negative. Replace these with thoughts that feel better. There are at least two common sources of mental clutter - Media Exposure (newspaper, magazine, television, and internet) and Other People (family, friends, co-works, and neighbors.).
This book makes me want to clean out my house, but how do I convince my partner that they need to do likewise? My first challenge is me setting an example.
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Short and sweet
I definitely fall into the clutter cause of "distraction attraction" as the author describes in this book. I'm not consciously aware of it until it's too overwhelming and it's totally a subconscious way of avoiding reality. "Free and Clear" is a great decluttering book for those who struggle with attachment to items. It's also great for those who keep buying more stuff and more stuff and more stuff even when you're trying to declutter. It's a short book that really focuses on your mindset. I would have loved if she would have gone into even greater detail on some topics or offered examples of real people applying her ideas, but even without that, the content is applicable if you take the time to follow her steps. It's short and sweet and easily read before tackling your first problem area (she recommends starting with your purse!).
