Survey #271—Full Response from Gabriella
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Think about an item that you received as a gift and have struggled to part with. What factors—thoughts, feelings, memories, stories, beliefs, etc.—make (or made) it difficult for you to decide to let this item go? | My friend gave me a fair sized coffee table book for Christmas. It's not exactly the type of content I am interested in. For the time being I am keeping it in the (rather modest) stack of coffe table books displayed in my living room. After resetting my appartment after the big makeover my landlord wants to do next summer, it will - accidentally - have disappeared. (I'm debating with myself whether I am lacking courage and honesty if I handle it this way.) |
| What’s your favorite clutter-conscious gift to give (for example: gift cards; event tickets; food, drinks, or other consumables; subscriptions; and so on), and why? What’s your favorite clutter-conscious gift to receive, and why? | I usually resort to one of two methods or a combination of these: - I ask my friends what's currently on their wish list in order to give them something they will truly like and use. Sometimes we go shopping for it together, which adds to the fun. - I get them high-quality consumables which I know they love - and might not get for themselves on a daily basis I am happy to get a particular book that's been on my wish list and I let my best friend or my partner know. |
| Here’s your chance to ask Gayle and Ed any question you’re curious about. It need not be related to this survey’s topic(s). If we think that your question—and our answer—might be useful or instructive to The Clutter Fairy Weekly audience, we’ll share them in an upcoming episode. | The follwing should really be in the space for topic suggestions: There's been a lot of discussion of micro habits. Can you imagine doing something on micro motivators? The prerequisite is the realization that every little step toward a (decluttering) goal is an improvement and deserves to be appreciated. I've taken it from "5 minutes matter" to "a thirty-second maintenance pick-up matters". Likewise, I have established "one item matters" (If you stand in front of an overwhelmingly cluttered space, take an empty box or a few little pieces of trash and throw it away .... and pat yourself on the back for it!) The thing is, that this mindset can create a lot of delightful little micro rewards ( i. e. reinforcements that build a habit) with repeated actions. (N.B. I used to be an ultra-perfectionist for whom a real accomplishment was "good enough" and anything short of that was "failure".) |
| Future topics | I erroneously put my topic suggestion into the space for questions to Gail and Ed. Sorry. |
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