I bought the book below, by a Japanese woman who makes her living helping people tidy up their homes. It has some really good ideas in it.
The two main points I thought were
- Don't keep anything that doesn't bring you joy to own.
- Arrange your things so you can see everything you have.
There were some details on the order to sort through things and how to handle specific categories. There were tips on how to let things go that did not bring you joy but that you had difficulty getting rid of (like gifts from friends and family). I made some progress on my place and gave away a bunch of things to charity, reorganized the rest. She had an idea for how to store clothes which at first I thought was silly, but it is actually quite helpful to let you see what you have. Below are my short sleeved T-shirts organized by her design. It works really well.
The book seems more useful than most books actually aimed at self mental health. The simplification of environment and the release of stress from the reduction of clutter would benefit a few people that I used to live with. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend the book to them as they would only take offence.
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