Take the time to sort all of your little knickknacks into “I need this to function” and “I don’t need this to function”. Take all of the things that you don’t need and sort them into “it would break my heart to get rid of this” and “ I’d survive but I’d be sad”. For all the stuff that you could survive without, try to move them to a different place, and if you can’t do that, then get rid of them
Jan 11, 2025
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Put everything in one big pile in the middle of the room. If you have a lot of stuff it’s going to look and feel insane—this is good because it’ll make you aware of how much you have.
Sort everything into three piles: a pile for yes, a pile for maybe, a pile for no. After you’ve finished go through the maybe pile and be critical, discerning, decisive, erring towards no as much as possible. Once you’ve gone through the maybe pile and have your two yes and no piles, put everything from the no pile in bags or boxes to give away.
Find a place or devise a solution to store everything in the yes pile in an organized and clutter-free manner where it’s tucked neatly away. If you can’t find a place for everything you either have to get more creative or get rid of more stuff!
Then make a habit of putting everything away when you're finished using it and cleaning a little bit every day as maintenance.
Dec 3, 2024
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It’s a dark path but it works… sometimes after a purge I feel regret but things are only things. When I give things away I imagine someone finding them and feeling happy/excited/lucky and that helps with any sadness I might feel. alternatively I would suggest just developing more robust storage systems so that everything has a place and doesn’t feel so overwhelming
Oct 29, 2024
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The urgency makes my brain shut off sentimentality and emotionality. I got rid of so many cute/nice things that I honestly don’t think about anymore. I have one vintage strawberry mug i LOVE, why have another that I only like a lot?
Started out with donations I had planned and sorted but when it came down to the wire, we ended up putting everything on the porch for free and it was incredible how quickly everything was taken and rehomed. Very nice to have people get excited about getting a desk, microwave, whatever and the genuine gratitude. That strawberry mug? Our new neighbors snapped it up and said ”are you SURE you don’t want this?!? it’s so cute!!” Yep, that’s yours now, enjoy it!!!
still need to do this with clothes as that’s my fatal flaw but works with objects.
Oct 31, 2024
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I recommend it.
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I have have grown up listening to Dylan my entire life. Not all of his music, but damn near close. To me, it feels like a perfect sad hug. It may not make me feel better, but I'll feel less alone. But whenever I play his music in front of my friends they just don't get it. They look at me funny and I can tell they don't like it. I love my friends, and I think that they all have great music taste most of the time but now I'm embarrassed and wondering if I got caught up in the aesthetic of the music and he actually just doesn't translate that well decades later.
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Completely instrumental and improvisational jazz, blues and funk fusion. Its a cornerstone of African psychedelic rock in my opinion. I highly recommend listening to Minlbelesh and avoiding Bati Bati.
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