7 Lies That Lead to a Cluttered Home

a messy life is an involuntary life consider this, no one when asked what they want to achieve most in life responds by saying I just want to have as much disorder as possible having more things than we need is not something people set out to do on purpose, but somehow it happens despite being a huge source of stress in our lives. So why is this happening? Certainly, advertisers, retailers, and social expectations pressure us to accumulate more and more, but there are other reasons besides that sometimes it's the

lies

that I think here are seven

lies

that

lead

to a messy house.

Number one. I have the space. Most empty spaces in our

home

s are filled not always immediately, but slowly and surely. Empty rooms get furniture. Empty shelves. Boxes. Empty cabinets receive storage as a result, the larger they are. The more things we own in the house, but our actual needs don't change much from house to house, a husband and wife who live comfortably in an 800 foot apartment don't automatically need 1800 feet of possessions just because they move into a house. bigger when we have more space it becomes easy to rationalize the storage of things, but our physical possessions not only take up physical space in our house, but they also take up mental space in our mind and only because you have the physical space available in your house. doesn't mean you should keep more things or even buy them in the first place lie number two I can afford it I can afford it on its own it's a terrible filter it's an important question to ask for sure and at least if we can We can't afford something that We shouldn't buy, but we run into clutter problems when it becomes the only filter we use.

Just because we have the money to buy an item doesn't mean we need it. There are other more valuable things we can do. achieve with our money than buying things we don't need. Your money is only as valuable as what you choose to spend it on and just because we have more in the bank doesn't mean we should spend it on physical possessions, line number three, but I use it just because we use an item doesn't mean we should keep it. This is a major shift in the way we think about possessions. A common question we should ask ourselves about any item to order is: do I need it when there is an item in our house? used frequently or even occasionally, it is easy to answer yes, I need that item because I use it, but just because we use an item doesn't mean we should keep it as an example.

You can wear all six coats in your closet, but not that. It doesn't mean you should keep them all; You could probably have three coats and still be warm when you go out or you can use all the different sets of bedding in your house, but that doesn't mean you need them all, for example, we do. Now keep only one set per bed, obviously the opposite of this lie is not always the case. I'm not saying that we should get rid of everything we use, but if we look around the house and notice that there is too much clutter, we may be falling into the trap of thinking that I use it, so I will keep it, but if there is another item in its house that already serves the same purpose, we do not need to keep both.

Stick to just your favorites. Instead, it's lie number four that I need to keep. Just in case, just in case, thinking can be very dangerous when it comes to clutter and there are different approaches that people recommend to overcome this thinking, especially when we are trying to declutter clutter. Minimalists, for example, recommend whether an element can be replaced. in less than 20 minutes for less than 20 dollars, you should personally get rid of it. I recommend three questions we should ask. Number one, what is the real probability that you will need this item in the future? Number two, can I afford to replace it if I really need it Number three, is there anywhere else besides repurchase?

I could get the item if I needed it in most cases, these questions help us separate ourselves from the items in our house that we keep just in case, there is often less chance than we think that we would actually need the item in the future and If we do, it is almost always something we can borrow from a friend or neighbor if the need arises in the future, on the rare occasion we need it to replace the The cost is usually less than we think, there is a mental cost and energy associated with clutter in our

home

and, instead of putting things away in case we need them in the future, it would be wise to reconsider the disadvantages of this thought number five.

The problem is the spouse or partner. It is always easier to see other people's mess than to see our own. As a result, we may be quick to point the finger at our spouse or children as the reason our homes are messy. The problem is not mine, but this thinking creates clutter for two reasons: first, it prevents us from seeing our own clutter, and second, it prevents us from starting to declutter our homes instead of waiting for someone else to do it first. It would be more effective to do so. Eliminating everything of our own that we no longer need, that first step often makes a bigger difference in our homes than we think and often

lead

s to others seeing the benefits of minimalism and taking their own steps towards it.

Lie number six, which I don't own either. many things I suppose in many ways this lie may be the most common of all, according to a recent survey, only 27 percent of Americans believe they own too many things, 53 believe they own just the right amount, but some of the other statistics say something different. History, the size of the average American home has tripled in the last 50 years, while more than 10 percent of us still rent outside storage. One professional organizer reported that the average home has 300,000 things in it. Of course, in a society built on consumerism, we are repeatedly told that our lives will be better if we own more things.

Advertisers change the way we think about products from what we want to what we need with surprising effectiveness, so it doesn't surprise me that most people think they own just the right amount of things that it seems normal to buy. More and more, but it is impossible to feel the weight of our possessions until we begin to eliminate them. Everything we own demands our time, money, focus and energy, and the less we own, the freer we are to pursue our greatest passions in life. Just because we own the same amount of stuff as everyone else doesn't mean we don't own more than we need, so look around your house again with new eyes and start to see the possibility of owning less and lie number seven. , owning less will be boring, we quickly link an exciting and satisfied life to the number of possessions we own, as a result, we often live life chasing bigger houses, nicer cars, newer technology, cooler toys, owning more is presented as the ultimate achievement in our lives and becomes the desire for our affection the highest level of arousal but physical possessions can never satisfy the deepest longings of our heart and passions that is why no matter how much we accumulate we always desire more and more The most exciting and fulfilled lives are those focused on our greatest passions however we choose to define that and the less we own, the more freedom we have with our finite resources to pursue those passions.

I can't think of anything more exciting than living a life aligned with your values. Let's commit to not allowing the lies we believe. to get away from that freedom that you