Step four should be the easy step, right?
That's what I used to think. But often my plans to rid myself of clutter broke down when I procrastinated about actually dropping off the goods.
Here's the thing: it actually hurts to get rid of clutter, according to brain researchers. Skeptical? Check out this article from Life Hacker. We do get attached to the things in our lives, even if they stress us out, and when we drop them off at a donation site, the brain registers that as pain (minor pain, but still).
So what do we do about it?
Here's today's tip: as soon as you put that garage clutter into boxes, move the boxes to the trunk of the car, the sidewalk, the curb--whatever. Take the stuff to the donation site that day or as soon as possible.
The longer it sits around, the more people will want to rifle through it, looking to retrieve their own stuff, and the more you will be tempted to retrieve things as well. The longer it sits around, the more energy and initiative it will require for you to drop it off.
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