| The declutter/organize tool will really test your | | | | out of your seat screaming with excitement. That's |
| resourcefulness, which is why it is not only effective | | | | exactly how you have to look at the declutter |
| but also fun. To survive this technique you have to | | | | organize technique. There will be times of dread but |
| have fun with it you have to look at is as a challenge | | | | just know that any downer will be followed with a |
| to your resourcefulness. You have to make it a game. | | | | more then equivalent win and the entire game will also |
| The game only has one rule. | | | | finish off with a huge win because your place will be |
| You touch an item once and only once. | | | | decluttered and beautiful. And you will be surprised |
| It doesn't matter if you are dealing with papers on a | | | | how fast this technique works. |
| desk or organizing your closet. You reach for an item, | | | | This declutter/organize technique will do something else |
| you touch the item, you deal with the item completely. | | | | for you as well. |
| That means you don't set it down and do the next | | | | Many of the times your place got cluttered it did so |
| item, rather you handle the one you touched so that it | | | | because you lacked the confront to decide on or deal |
| is completely handled not just set aside "to do later." | | | | with an item in the first place. |
| It is true that some of the items may take some time. | | | | Some item came along and rather then deal with it like |
| Maybe it was an application that you touched that | | | | you should have you set it aside "to deal with later." So |
| may take twenty or thirty minutes to fill out after which | | | | it got put on hold. In other words it became clutter. As |
| you need to stuff in an envelope, address, stamp, seal | | | | you continue putting things aside for later the clutter |
| and mail. Sure you will be tempted to handle the piece | | | | builds up and can get overwhelming which will further |
| of paper right under it that will take 5 seconds. Don't do | | | | pound down your confront like a hammer. |
| it. If the application needs to be done anyway you | | | | If you do this declutter/organize technique the right |
| might as well do it now. After that you can do the 5 or | | | | way, that is without cheating, it will shoot your confront |
| so quick pages underneath. | | | | through the roof. You have successfully dealt with |
| And that's all there is to the technique. It will completely | | | | every single thing that came your way without |
| declutter and organize your house, your place of | | | | deviating (to an easier item) even once. Knowing that |
| business or your car. | | | | you did this will build your confidence and confront so |
| The declutter/organize technique does take a little bit | | | | that it continues after the game is over. |
| of self restraint. As mentioned above you may grab | | | | By playing this game a few times your confront will |
| an item and realize the item just below is an item that | | | | continue to rise each time until it remains long after the |
| you can simply throw in the garbage and so it would | | | | game is over and it will even spill over into other areas |
| be much easier to set your item down and grab the | | | | of your life. Eventually you will always touch an item |
| one underneath. You just have to look at it as a game | | | | once and only once thus preventing the build up of |
| that has ups and downs. | | | | clutter in the first place. And this is the goal and final |
| Any great game has times when you say, "oh | | | | outcome of this declutter and organize technique. |
| noooooooo" and other times when you are jumping | | | | So start and have fun with it! |