A Slob Comes Clean 483: Permission to Learn
Nov 6, 2025
In the latest discussion, the host encourages listeners to embrace hands-on learning for decluttering success. She shares a quirky story about fixing a pasture gate that reveals the importance of experimentation. With a focus on immediate action, she highlights how trying things out leads to progress, even in failure. The conversation emphasizes the value of being kind to oneself during the learning process, advocating for a practical approach, especially with sentimental items. Listeners are urged to start decluttering by doing, rather than just planning.
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Gate Fix Leads To Real Learning
- Dana describes struggling with a wonky gate and experimenting with a cow panel to keep cows in the pasture.
- She gave herself permission to try and discovered an easy push‑in panel solution she hadn't known existed.
Doing Beats Just Listening
- Dana notes that doing a task teaches you things you can't learn from hearing about it.
- Hands‑on attempts reveal practical truths that listening alone cannot provide.
Start Decluttering To Learn
- Do decluttering with the explicit goal of learning how the process works.
- Treat early failures as useful data because they teach what doesn't work.
