Robin Zasio > Quotes

“Emotional reasoning: You assume that your negative emotions necessarily reflect the way things really are: “I feel it, therefore it must be true.”
― Robin Zasio, The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life

“None of us can judge what is or is not important to another person.”
― Robin Zasio, The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life

“Most of us can find many examples of how what we felt or believed in the moment turned out to be untrue, or if not completely false, vastly distorted and certainly not serving us well.”
― Robin Zasio, The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life

“To the extent that clutter gets in the way of living in the kind of environment we’d like to be living in and leaves us feeling stressed or remiss, we can all improve our relationships to our possessions.”
― Robin Zasio, The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life

“Expecting a bit of “failure”—that is to say, building room for setbacks and imperfections into your process—is a way of keeping your expectations of yourself reasonable, and to continue moving forward. It’s a balance of being patient and compassionate with yourself, thinking realistically, and taking action.”
― Robin Zasio, The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life