A Slob Comes Clean 375: Boundaries Even When Stuff Could Totally Be Helpful in the Future
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Apr 20, 2023 The podcast discusses the concept of hope chests and the challenge of keeping things for the future. It explores the benefits of viewing spaces as limits and using containers to control clutter. The importance of reassessing the value of future possessions and using sentimental items in the present is also highlighted.
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Space as a Limit
- The size of your home or any storage space should be viewed as a strict container or limit.
- Keeping more than fits usefully leads to overwhelm and loss of control in your home.
Hope Chest as Future Storage
- A hope chest is a designated container for items intended for future use, not immediate.
- This concept honors storing valuable things for a probable, unspecified future without cluttering everyday spaces.
Define Future Storage Space
- Identify a specific space in your home for future-use items to contain and limit what you keep.
- Regularly evaluate what fits to keep only the most valuable items for that ambiguous future.