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#152 Unpacking Aesop: Misunderstood lessons from The Tortoise and the Hare on hoarding

#152 Unpacking Aesop: Misunderstood lessons from The Tortoise and the Hare on hoarding

Update: 2024-08-16
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I look at an old fable from when I was little and how I’ve changed my view on it completely. And, of course, how it relates to hoarding – and dehoarding.


  • Acknowledging reaching 250,000 downloads for the podcast

  • Dehoarding fast vs. slow and steady approach

  • The benefits of dehoarding fast

  • Getting a lot done in a short time

  • Responding to emergency situations

  • Harnessing sudden bursts of motivation

  • The risks of dehoarding fast

  • Burnout

  • Impracticality of sustaining a fast pace in the long term

  • Emphasising the importance of finding a balance between fast and slow dehoarding

  • Acknowledging the benefits and drawbacks of both approaches

  • The significance of Aesop's fable "The Hare and the Tortoise"

  • Initial scepticism about the fable

  • Understanding the importance of perseverance and consistency over speed

  • Drawing parallels between the fable and dehoarding

  • Primary Topic: Slow and steady work for dehoarding

  • Sustained approach for dehoarding the entire home

  • Making habits or new behaviours stick and become habitual

  • Enhancing slow progress with focus and documentation

  • Achieving objective progress through slow and steady work

  • Suitability for long-term planning and sustainable change in behaviours and beliefs

  • Riding the wave when the urge to throw into action arises

  • Recognising when to work fast

  • Potential drawbacks leading to complacency or exhaustion

  • Balancing fast and slow dehoarding approaches

  • Finding a balance for effective and sustainable progress

  • Avoiding the pitfalls of extremes in dehoarding approaches

  • Fast action can be encouraging and valuable.

  • Sustainable pace fosters effective dehoarding.

  • Slow, steady progress towards a liveable home.

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#152 Unpacking Aesop: Misunderstood lessons from The Tortoise and the Hare on hoarding

#152 Unpacking Aesop: Misunderstood lessons from The Tortoise and the Hare on hoarding

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