Leo Babauta tips: how to get rid of trash in the apartment
A Life / / December 19, 2019
The longer a person lives in one place, the more accumulates unnecessary things: cute souvenirs, box from under the machinery, the old things that have long should be thrown out, and other debris, which "can come in handy. " Known blogger Leo Babauta, promotes minimalism as a style of life, too, suffered from this bad habit - to save the house the mountain of trash, but he got rid of it. Read his tips on how to "obeskhlamit" your home and why do we need to do for everyone.
One of my favorite habits, which I bought with since changed the lives of nine years ago - is the maintenance of order in the house, without the accumulation of trash. Now I realize that cluttered always hated but did not allow himself to think about it, because such thoughts were unpleasant.
The idea that you have to clean up so much, just scared me, and I always found some things or suddenly felt tired - just prokrastiniroval.
But then I decided to still get rid of the junk; gradually, one bunch of things at once, and began to clean the house, and everything turned out. It was just opening, mainly because I did not know I could do it until you do. What is even more amazing and beautiful - with stuff from my life I went irritation and devastation.
That is putting in order in the house meant not just the purity, but also the peaceful life in the spirit of minimalism. Now, I spend less time on cleaning, maintaining order, and even search for the right things. Less money to spend on things and keep things less. Almost does not become attached to things.
Here is a small guide for all those who have long wanted to get rid of the junk in the house. Of course, this process is not instantaneous, and even the fastest can not say - it may be months before your house to get rid of trash. But if you do everything correctly, the process itself is fascinating and fun, and eventually it will lead you to inner freedom and empowerment.
1. Start small
Mountains of trash are simply stunning, and so we put him raking "for later" that never comes. The best I came up to do - concentrate on one small point of the house and start with it.
A good example - the kitchen, table or shelf. Clean everything in the target point, leave only what is really needed. Carefully place the necessary things back, and the rest sort. Something will have to throw something - give or sell. Sorting will take you only 10 minutes, to give things that you will not be useful, it is possible later.
2. Disassemble piece by piece
So you were released from the trash a small part of the house. Excellent, you will feel proud of yourself and enjoy the executed business. But what about the rest of the house? He is still full of rubbish. Give this occupation for 10 minutes a day or more if you wake up the enthusiasm.
If you have free time on the weekend, you can make a great piece of work, and to remove a lot more than on weekdays. If you wish, you can even spend the whole day off on raking trash.
3. Use the simple method
Put all things from one part of the house, for example, of all the drawers in a bunch. Take from this heap one thing and ask yourself: "I love her? I use it? ". If not, feel free to throw away. The main thing - do not delay the decision until later.
If the answer is "yes", find a specific place, it "home" for her. If you love a thing and it is you really want, it deserves to get his place in which you will return it after every use.
Once it is determined to one thing, reach for the next and repeat all over again. If you work quickly and make decisions quickly, you can sort a lot of things in 10 minutes (of course, if the heap is not huge).
4. Immediately put in the trunk
Things are no longer needed should leave your house as soon as possible. To do this, put them in a bag and in the car trunk. On occasion, you throw them away or will give to someone. If you have a car, put the packages for the unwanted stuff by the door, not to forget to throw them.
5. Talk with your family (boyfriends)
If you live with other people, they will be surprised when you start to get rid of trash. You should talk to them before you begin. Explain why you do it, and let them also participate in decisions about things.
No need to push or persuade, try to just talk, talk, maybe to show this article. If they do not agree, do not worry. Clean your personal stuff, only my things, and show them the results. Perhaps when they see the benefits, agree to a change.
6. Track their resistance
In the process of getting rid of stuff you most likely will occur internal resistance. Even if you do not use the thing, when it comes time to get rid of it, you may have a strong reluctance to do so.
For example, it can be a picture of a loved one, a gift from a family member, memorabilia from the wedding or trip or something else. It's amazing how we associate objects with memories and love for others.
In fact, in these useless things there is no love - it's inside you. So get rid of the rubbish, leaving only feelings inside - useful practice.
7. Enjoy the process
If you start to take to get rid of trash as another boring homework, there will be no progress. It is very likely you will be to invent excuses to get rid of this optional routine.
Instead, think of getting rid of trash as a process of liberation, a step to the inner fullness and clarity. Smile while sorting and ejection of unnecessary things, focus on your breathing, on his body, on the go, on their feelings about things to understand. This is a useful practice, and I do recommend it to everyone.
These steps will not help you get rid of the junk in a single weekend. But you can enjoy the process itself, while not completely get rid of the junk and your home is not transformed. You will love these changes as much as I love them.