10 Reasons You Have Too Much Clutter
by Craig Jarrow for Time Management Ninja
Clutter clogs up your home, your work, and your life. It prevents you from finding things you need.Here are 10 reasons you have too much clutter in your life:
- You think you will need it again – 99% of the things “you keep for someday” never get used again. They just sit in a drawer. Or on a dresser top. Or in your car. If you haven’t used it in a few months, get rid of it.
- You think it's valuable – This is the “someday it will be worth something” trap. Unfortunately, most of that stuff is just junk and it won’t be worth anything. In fact, you will pay a price in your life to keep it, and someday will have to pay to have it taken away.
- You have unnecessary emotional attachment – Do you really care about that t-shirt that you have owned for 12 years, or that lamp that your parents gave you? Physical items shouldn’t hold emotional control over your life. Value people in your life, not stuff.