Survey #229 Response from Anonymous user
| Pronouns | She/her |
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| Describe a popular myth or misconception about clutter or organizing that you believed in the past, but have now come to see as incorrect. Who or what changed your mind about this idea? | "Does this spark joy?" is a sufficient question to determine whether to keep or toss an item. I live in a small studio apartment (510 square feet), so I'm intentional about trying not to bring a lot of stuff into my space. But, because my space is as small as it is, clutter happens quickly even when the things causing the clutter are things that spark joy. These are more helpful questions for me: Do I need it? Do I use it? Do I have a designated spot to display or store it? Do I want to clean it? Do I have something else like it that sparks more joy? (Related: I don't think the KonMari method is the best method for people living in very small spaces. To pull out all of one category of item, put them in a pile, and go through them one by one asking the "spark joy" question has not been doable for me. I don't have the space for that kind of pile somewhere. I have to break down decluttering by area and then within the area... and stay in the area to do it.) |
| Describe a limiting belief about clutter or organizing that negatively affects your ability or willingness to address your home organization issues. This may be a belief that you inherited, picked up from popular culture, received from friends or family, or came up with all on your own! | "If I can't finish this decluttering project in the time I have right now, I should wait to start it until I have all the time it would take to finish it." |
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