A Slob Comes Clean 495: Decluttering Difficulties or Step-Skipping?
Jan 29, 2026
A practical five-step decluttering process is broken down, with focus on why early, decision-free actions matter. Learn how finding trash, tackling obvious easy items, and spotting clear donations build momentum. Tips on returning to trash-seeking when overwhelmed and real-life closet examples show how small actions reveal big progress.
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Process Trumps Sporadic Effort
- Dana K. White built a five-step no-mess decluttering process after decluttering her own home repeatedly.
- Putting strategies into a repeated process revealed how necessary and powerful consistent steps are.
Always Start With Three Decision-Free Steps
- Start every decluttering session with the first three steps: trash, easy stuff, and obvious donations.
- These steps require no decisions and build momentum before harder choices arrive.
Overwhelm Inflates Decision Difficulty
- Visual overwhelm makes every item feel like a decision and blocks clear thinking.
- Clearing visible clutter first reduces perceived decision count and eases actual decision-making.
