Keeping Tidy

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Benjamin DaviesOP, 8 days ago·#2831

I struggle keeping my private spaces as tidy as I would like.

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Benjamin DaviesOP revised 8 days ago·#2840
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I think part of the problem is that I don’t have a dedicated final place where everything lives. I think creating and designating these spaces would go a long way, as I wouldn’t need to work out a place to put every item each time.

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Benjamin DaviesOP revised 4 days ago·#2987
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I have a poor memory relating to keeping track of what things I own, and it won’t help if I also have to remember where everything lives.

Should I write down a list of all permanent items and their homes? Ideally I wouldn’t need to do that.

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Benjamin DaviesOP, 4 days ago·#2992

Part of Marie Kondo’s advice is to “get rid of anything that doesn’t spark joy” (paraphrasing).

If I were to follow this advice, it might be the case that I will get rid of a lot of things that would be a waste of time and attention keeping and giving a home. I would also potentially better remember the things that I choose to keep, because I am keeping them based on a standard relating to my psychological attachment to them.