so you can check it out also i'd like to take a quick moment to thank today's video sponsor squarespace squarespace in a lot of ways have led the march and me starting my business and creating content i've been using their platform since NUMBER_TOKEN and now they're a supporter of this channel and that's something i'm grateful for if you don't know squarespace is an all-in-one platform that helps you build a beautiful online presence you can blog sell your product or service or use it as a portfolio to showcase your work so if you have a business or are looking to start a business i can't recommend them enough check out squarespace by going to URL_TOKEN and then when you're ready to launch go to URL_TOKEN and save NUMBER_TOKEN on your first purchase of a website or domain reason number six decision fatigue maybe life for you feels overwhelming and busy and you're just tired of making decisions so you avoid making decisions about your clutter and as a result of that things begin to pile up over time creating more chaos in your life which ultimately discourages you from owning less or believing that you can own less however there are a few simple tricks that you can use to overcome decision fatigue and start decluttering your life the first thing you have to do is decrease your options stop looking at your clutter as one giant mess and instead break it up by category you can choose to do this by season type of item or room in your house the second thing you have to do is set a time limit if you're the type of person who is easily distracted and as you're decluttering you stumble across something you forgot you had and now you've wasted an hour of your time fidgeting around this thing instead of completing your mission this is you start setting a time limit this will not only force you to stay focused on the task at hand but it will also encourage you to make more sound decisions that will actually move the needle towards you owning less lastly i've always found it best to follow a routine similar to working out brushing your teeth eating breakfast or making coffee you want decluttering it to become second nature a habit if you will that is not going to require much thinking or decision making just doing reason number seven lack of self belief on day one of my minimalist journey i was very doubtful i had a hard time believing that owning less was something i could commit to but i told myself that if i don't try i'll never know for sure far too often we move through life second guessing and cutting ourselves short because we're simply not trying and this is where self belief will either propel you forward or hold you back with anything in life actually not just pertaining to how much stuff you own so to make owning less feel more within reach you have to believe that only less is within reach for you and to do that there's a four-step process that i follow and coach people through when talking about going from clutter to clarity those four steps are identify let go rebuild and reposition now without giving away all of the goods i strongly believe that when you can identify the clutter pain points and hurdles in your life that alone will boost your confidence and help you believe that only less is possible for you reason number eight unresolved emotions and physical hang-ups emotional clutter and sentimental items are tough battles to fight without the proper tactics in no way should you feel pressured to let go when you're
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