Episode

5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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52:55
Published: Mon Apr 17 2023
Description

This episode blew my freakin’ mind.After you meet our expert today and learn her revolutionary approach to simplifying your life, you will never approach the topic of picking up, cleaning up, or organizing the same way again.Whether it’s your desk or closet that is overwhelming you, or like me, you are guilty of constantly starting projects and putting things in piles, only to run out of time or get flustered, creating bigger projects to deal with in the future, today’s episode will change your entire life.I had no idea how simple it could be to feel organized and in control.I learned from our expert today that I was attacking organization completely wrong, and that was the problem.Her 5 steps are so life-changing that from the moment I finished talking to her, I started putting them into practice, and the results are incredible.Get ready to laugh and learn as I confess the details of what a disaster I am (my husband even rats me out).Luckily, the incredible Dana K. White, founder of the hit blog, A Slob Comes Clean, and author of How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, is here to help us all.And that's not all.Don’t forget to sign up for "Take Control with Mel Robbins."It’s free. It’s my gift to you for supporting this podcast.It features 3 brand-new training videos, two hours of research-backed curriculum taught by me, and a detailed 21-page workbook.This training will provide you with the coaching, structure, and support you need to hit reset, take control, and level up your life.And if you combine this training with Dana’s advice about decluttering, you, my friend, won’t even recognize yourself in a week.All at zero cost to you. Why? Because you deserve it, and it’s my way of thanking you for being here with me.You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain. So why not take advantage of this opportunity?Sign up for free at melrobbins.com/takecontrol now.In this episode, you’ll learn: 2:00: What Chris thinks about living with a slob. 😂4:40: Wait. Organizing and decluttering are NOT the same thing?6:20: Focus this way on organizing, and it will change your life.7:30: Why doesn’t it work to buy all those organizing containers?9:45: How do you know what your “clutter threshold” is?12:15: We’ve gotten the purpose of containers all wrong!17:40: Use “the visibility rule” before you do anything.20:00: This is why you begin with a BLACK trash bag.23:30: This part is still pretty easy. I can do this and you can, too.25:00: Here’s why you don’t want a fancy “donate” box.26:30: The decluttering question you’ve never heard before.30:45: Here’s what REALLY happens with those organized piles.31:50: No piles. Here’s what you do instead.34:15: This is why we always put off organizing in the first place.37:35: The second decluttering question you’ve never heard before.39:00: Stop making organizing seem so big!43:30: Spoiler alert: avoiding clutter doesn’t make it go away.48:30: So how DO you live with a partner who’s a slob? Disclaimer

Chapters
Dana White talks about the feeling of being overwhelmed and paralyzed by the thought of organizing at home and work.
00:00 - 04:08 (04:08)
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Organization
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Dana White talks about the feeling of being overwhelmed and paralyzed by the thought of organizing at home and work. She believes that it is a normal feeling that can be fixed.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
Dana K. White, an organization expert, emphasizes the importance of decluttering before organizing to make your home or workspace manageable, and describes the common mistake of relying on products to organize rather than decluttering.
04:08 - 08:20 (04:11)
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Organization
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Dana K. White, an organization expert, emphasizes the importance of decluttering before organizing to make your home or workspace manageable, and describes the common mistake of relying on products to organize rather than decluttering.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
Letting go of clutter can simplify your life and reduce stress and overwhelm.
08:21 - 13:24 (05:02)
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Minimalism
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Letting go of clutter can simplify your life and reduce stress and overwhelm. Eliminating excess items and using containers for organization can make a big difference.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The speaker reveals that the favorite thing in a house is the people who live in it, while acknowledging that the house is simply a container that can hold a limited amount of possessions.
13:24 - 18:44 (05:20)
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Minimalism
Summary

The speaker reveals that the favorite thing in a house is the people who live in it, while acknowledging that the house is simply a container that can hold a limited amount of possessions.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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This transcript discusses the importance of starting small and tackling easy tasks like throwing away trash when decluttering your home.
18:44 - 23:14 (04:30)
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Decluttering
Summary

This transcript discusses the importance of starting small and tackling easy tasks like throwing away trash when decluttering your home.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
The process of donating items can be simplified by having a designated "donate box" and only considering the items that cannot be immediately placed into the box.
23:14 - 27:49 (04:34)
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Donation
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The process of donating items can be simplified by having a designated "donate box" and only considering the items that cannot be immediately placed into the box.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The key to keeping things organized is to put them in their designated spot, where you would look for them first.
27:49 - 31:16 (03:27)
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Organization
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The key to keeping things organized is to put them in their designated spot, where you would look for them first. This eliminates the need for piles and prevents things from getting lost in your home.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The process of making value decisions about clutter can be emotionally exhausting.
31:16 - 36:09 (04:52)
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Organizing
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The process of making value decisions about clutter can be emotionally exhausting. Instead, start by identifying the spaces where you would look for items first before deciding what to get rid of.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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Learn the two questions to ask when decluttering, which are: Where would I look for this first?
36:09 - 40:52 (04:43)
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Decluttering
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Learn the two questions to ask when decluttering, which are: Where would I look for this first? And, can I recreate the environment or retrieve information elsewhere?

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The act of decluttering can improve your cognitive load and overall well-being, as well as help you prioritize what truly matters in your life.
40:52 - 45:43 (04:51)
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decluttering
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The act of decluttering can improve your cognitive load and overall well-being, as well as help you prioritize what truly matters in your life.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
Learn how to empower yourself to make your living space better and declutter regularly to prevent future clutter.
45:43 - 50:01 (04:18)
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Decluttering
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Learn how to empower yourself to make your living space better and declutter regularly to prevent future clutter. This will naturally prevent you from bringing unnecessary items into your home.

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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
This podcast talks about a purposeful and emotion-free five-step process to declutter your home and how visible progress will make you realize that open space and less stuff changes your home.
50:01 - 52:48 (02:46)
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Decluttering
Summary

This podcast talks about a purposeful and emotion-free five-step process to declutter your home and how visible progress will make you realize that open space and less stuff changes your home.

Episode
5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free
Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast