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Maximal Ep. 410 | Declutter Slowly (Video)

🕑 Added 2023-09-18 11:00:04 +0000 UTC

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Asif

Is it beneficial to keep retail boxes for recent purchases? I am leaning towards tossing them after a few weeks. I don't think they're necessary for warranty issues. For example, a small appliance purchase from Costco.

Katha

oh yeah, the pens and paper lovers. I am one of them. so one day (on day one!) I let go of 90 percent of my pens, donating them to a center for mental health, where people do art therapy. it felt so good. to reduce the choice of pens dramatically made me more creative.

Amy Gerrits

Great idea, thanks Liz!!

Liz de Nesnera

Re: the pens: Contact your local Rotary or Lions club. Many of them are involved with local schools, and some kids can't afford to buy school supplies and would be thrilled to have working pens and highlighters.

Noemie Pottiez

Loved that episode! T.K., your airport anecdote reminded me that, few years ago, while the plane was boarding, I was the « annoying » person blocking the line while trying to put my bag in an overloaded luggage storage. It took me some time, so I apologised to the man waiting after me, who, to my surprise, looked relaxed and happy. He smiled and said something like « I’m not going anywhere ». None of us was really going anywhere for the next 7 hours yet everybody else seemed to be in a rush to get to their seat! It was years ago but I never took the plane without thinking about the gift of patience he offered me! I rarely bring things from travels yet I started collecting inspiring habits and attitudes I witnessed from people I met. And that man (and now, you!) totally changed my airport experience! So thank you for your anecdote that is very inspiring and brought me joy 😀 Also really appreciate the sense of humor in all your episodes! This one made me laugh out loud alone 😅

Elodie

Great episode 👏 My 2 cents on decluttering slowly: I'm a mom of 2 toddlers with a demanding job far away from my support network so very time-poor. However, I take this lack of time as an opportunity to declutter more intentionally and never look back. I might take me months or years but I don't mind doing a marathon versus a sprint. Minimalism is a lifelong journey. Also, regarding the question about wedding planning and minimalism: we weren't minimalists with my husband when we tied the knot, just broke and already against consumerism. And despite having around 80 guests, we spent very little (a lot of DYI involved) and had tons of fun. Over a decade later, people still talk about our wedding party. Basically, we said the F word to conventions and did what we like. For the gifts, we only did a money pot for our honeymoon trip and for the people willing to chip in. Thanks to them, we had a beautiful 5-week tour in South East Asia and brought back the best memories home 😊