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You need to build up your ‘fuck it’ muscles and get some momentum going before you tackle anything that is the least bit important to you.

First, give yourself an easy win. Clean out a drawer. Just one drawer. It doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to be orderly. Tossing what you don’t need, finding homes for the stragglers, and seeing the resulting neatness will have you craving this decluttering high.

“You’re not going to be cleaning out the closet on day one, and if you think you have to, you’re going to avoid the hell out of it.

The trick is to start so small that you can’t possibly talk yourself out of it.”

“Wasteful is holding onto shit you don’t use.”

“Disclaimer: if that reason didn’t come from a deep seated why, you might regret your choice. Don’t let anyone guilt you into getting rid of your shit just for the sake of getting rid of it… You have to want this.”

“There’s more than one way to jog a memory.”

“A thing is not a memory. It’s just a thing.”

“If you can remember the joy of driving your first car without the damn thing rusting in your garage, you can remember the way your baby daughter looked in her pink gingham dress without keeping it in mothballs in your attic.”

“If you never felt any guilt, I’d be worried. That, and eating a burrito like its corn on the cob, are the hallmarks of a psychopath.”

“Wield that happy feeling like Harry Potter and his badass dementor-busting-patronus.”

“An uncluttered space reduces anxiety, depression, helps you sleep better , curbs allergens, and boosts confidence. Plus, it makes you a lot less likely to trip over your chucks and break a fucking hip.” 🤣🤣🤣

Listening to the audiobook and this line made me literally laugh