Don't buy more stuff to organize existing stuff
Summary
- When trying to clean up, it is tempting to buy organizing supplies to organize our existing stuff. Don't do it!
Details
- It is illogical that getting more stuff will help us organize our stuff. The correct thing to do is get rid of stuff
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Quotes
I understood the impulse. It was clear what he was getting at, although I don’t think he knew it—he wanted to buy organizing supplies as a way to avoid the scary feeling of starting to declutter. But I told him that he didn’t need to buy a bunch of bins and fancy labeling systems. More important, he shouldn’t! Getting more stuff is a particularly bad way to have less stuff. Indeed, for many people, too much consumption is what got us into our cluttered situation in the first place.
Related
- Minimalism
- Minimalist gives us the space to change
- Minimalism gives us space to see farther
- Minimalism helps us be more efficient at our work
- Minimalist means clearing out what is not important so we have space to focus on what is.
- Stuff I use vs stuff that I imagine I should be using
- Stop buying stuff - Niko Stoifberg