6 Minute English Do you need to declutter your home?
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Jul 10, 2025 Clutter at home can negatively impact your mental health. Decluttering, inspired by Marie Kondo, is gaining popularity for its therapeutic benefits. Tackling mess can help reduce stress and mental exhaustion. The podcast discusses the emotional challenges of letting go of items and suggests starting small for effective results. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own spaces while learning new vocabulary related to decluttering.
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Listener's Mental Health Impact
- A listener shared that clutter affected their mental health, causing them to wake up at 4am with an urgent need to tidy.
- They gave themselves a week to declutter because they couldn't take the mess anymore.
Lives with vs. as Minimalist
- Neil doesn't personally have clutter but living with children means his home is cluttered and it drives him mad.
- Georgie describes herself as a minimalist with very little stuff, so neither have clutter problems.
Clutter Drains Mental Energy
- Visual clutter causes mental exhaustion because our brains work overtime processing the chaos.
- Clearing clutter uplifts us, making us feel lighter, happier, and more energized.
