Comments on: Decluttering 2.0 – Beyond The Basics

By: Caryn

Caryn — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:28:46 +0000

I’ve very much enjoyed your posts on decluttering. Thank you! I liked Marie Kondo’s book, but I got even more out of Karen Kingston’s book Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui. I recommend it! There may be some parts you need to skip over–she also subscribes to the idea that socks have energy–but overall I think it does a better job of helping the reader understand why it’s so hard to get rid of times and also why it’s so important.

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:37:40 +0000

In reply to aaahhrealmarcus. I agree. I know a couple people who physically decluttered, but added a lot of digital clutter back in the process. Their life was cleaner, but not really decluttered. Two different concepts.

By: aaahhrealmarcus

aaahhrealmarcus — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:03:07 +0000

I’ve been saying for a long time that “digital hoarders” are every bit as obsessed as physical hoarders, who want to save every scrap of newspaper and piece of trash, thinking they might need it someday.

My digital life is way more distracting and chaotic than my physical life. I’m currently working on cutting out things like bookmarks to pages I’ll never go back and read, saved videos on YouTube I’ll never watch, and my backlog of Steam games I’ll never play.

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 05:41:18 +0000

In reply to TheHappyEnvironmentalist. Yeah, once here philosophy clicks you just want to keep going. Getting rid of the physical clutter sets the stage for getting rid of the non-physical clutter, which arguably is more important to purge. She writes some deep wisdom and her philosophy is just beautiful to me.

By: TheHappyEnvironmentalist

TheHappyEnvironmentalist — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 04:55:55 +0000

At my house, we got all Kondo on our physical lives a few months ago and have noticed, as it seems you did too, that we then wanted to get all Kondo on our virtual and relational and mental lives. I think KonMari is kind of a prophet, honestly. Her message is spreading. Thanks for another great post!

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Fri, 20 May 2016 19:30:08 +0000

In reply to Free Range Nation. Cool, thanks for stopping by.

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Fri, 20 May 2016 19:28:36 +0000

In reply to Mortimer. Good tip Mortimer, one I forgot to mention!

By: Free Range Nation

Free Range Nation — Thu, 19 May 2016 16:41:29 +0000

Just found your blog and enjoying the topics. I give decluttering workshops and the emphasis is definitely more on the non-physical ‘stuff’ that clutters up our lives and keeps us from reaching our true potential and facing our fears.

By: Mortimer

Mortimer — Mon, 16 May 2016 05:51:45 +0000

Great advice here. I’ve started leaving my phone on do not disturb mode so that only my favorite contacts can reach me by phone. It is liberating to not have the visual and audio interruption happening every few minutes. It’s alarming how much energy you can waste responding to all the alerts.

By: TheHappyPhilosopher

TheHappyPhilosopher — Thu, 12 May 2016 15:32:01 +0000

In reply to Our Next Life. Thank you. I love the phrase 'clutter-free life', I may have to use that :)