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In this episode, I propose ten experiments to help customise your decluttering journey, focusing on individual preferences to uncover what strategies work best in your home. These experiments encourage a flexible approach to dehoarding. It's all about tailoring your methods to fit your style and your personality, ensuring that decluttering becomes a more intuitive and effective process.

• Approaching Tasks as Experiments


• Tasks viewed as experiments inspired by CBT


• Reduction of perfectionist pressure


• Emphasis on personal differences and no right or wrong answers


• Testing different time slots for tasks


• Effectiveness of beginning the day with decluttering


• "Swallowing the frog" concept


• Long-term goals vs. short-term goals for motivation


• Experimentation and Adjusting Over Time


• Periodic repetition of experiments to adapt to changes


• Use of structured time frames and spontaneous urges to declutter


• Experimenting with personal preferences for initiating action


• Options such as music, TV, silence, social interaction, or media consumption


• Use of podcast as motivational tool


• Upbeat music playlist


• Group accountability sessions via Zoom for shared motivation


• Productivity based on to-do list specificity


• Decluttering strategies: by space, type of item, or item within a space


• Handling Difficult Categories


• Approach to emotionally challenging items


• Tailoring strategy based on personal readiness


• Consistency in Dehoarding


• Short daily durations vs. longer weekly sessions


• Finding the best fit based on routine


• Time Constraints


• Setting strict vs. flexible schedules


• Combination of structured and spontaneous efforts


• Personalising Decluttering and Productivity Methods


• Focus on individual preferences and method effectiveness