Cut out clutter and feel happier

Why one person's cozy is another persons cluttered. The benefits of reducing clutter. Tips & tricks for dealing with clutter in your home. Strategies for reducing digital clutter. Dealing with clutter while living with other people.

Episode 4 of the The Better Show podcast, hosted by Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin, titled "Cut out clutter and feel happier" was published on October 13, 2017 and runs 89 minutes.

October 13, 2017 ·89m · The Better Show

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Summary

Episode Description

In this episode Ian, Darren & March talk about how to handle clutter. We reflect on why reducing clutter matters, our own personal experiences with clutter, tips & tricks you can use, and experiments we're going to try and report back on.

Show Notes

1: 21 - How clutter can negatively affect your health and productivity
8:45 - The difference between clutter and hoarding
10:00 - Ian, on dealing with "I might need it one day" syndrome
13:15 - Darren, on minimalism and finding a happy medium
15:37 - March, on tidying up vs organizing
18:51 -Easy first steps on your path to a clutter-free environment
22:55 - How the KonMari method can refresh the way you approach decluttering
28:55 - Your neighbors' secret to buying nothing
34:44 - How sharing economies can reduce individual clutter
38:10 - Services to help you get rid of your physical clutter
44:08 - Closet and storage hacks you can experiment with
52:50 - How to prevent future clutter through your buying choices
56: 56 - Digital decluttering tips for your emails, files, and more
1:04:59 - Do we even need to organize our digital files anymore?
1:11:00 - March's trick for handling mounds of paper communication
1:15:43 - A PSA on digital clutter
1:17:33 -Lightning round of tricks for tidying up and being productive
1:23:39 - Our next experiments:
- Ian will start a Declutter Day event on Facebook
- March will try Ian's closet hack and BuyNothing
  Darren will digitize all his old paperwork