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Thank you so much for sharing valuable information

Joshua - we have rescued dogs for the last 40 years (mostly no more than 2 at any one time) but you have to find the balance between “hoarding, minimalism and selfishness” 🤔our dreams have been about giving dogs (particularly greyhounds) a 2nd chance which has also given us happiness and contentment. Worth every penny or cent

I’m from the UK 🇬🇧 and bought a small caravan for cheaper holidays …. Its amazing what little amount of cupboard space you have so all of a sudden the minimalist lifestyle has kicked in again ❤

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This applies to pets too

I have moved into a bigger accommodation and before shifting I did extensive decluttering. I love being in a bigger apartment with less belongings.... Lots of empty floor space, clear walls, no visual clutter.

Less is always more....

Absolutely

What's more important to you in a relationship: happiness or always being right

Its not inappropriate to have things, its inappropriate to LOVE things. Were supposed to love EACHOTHER and love GOD.

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Thank you so much Joshua for this video

Your video is very refreshing.. This is what we are brought up with. The middle class value system. And i love living a simple life. I am far away from gadgets and flashy lifestyle. I am 58 and live far in the suburb of a busy city. Peaceful place.

"How 'bout not equating death with stopping?" is a line from Alanis Morissette's song, Thank You, and I really am living to this principle because I now stop. I'm stopping the grind. I will live the moment as it is. I don't wanna make long term goals. I just wanna have a healthy life system of joy, abundance, and vulnerability.

Thank you Joshua. All your videos are very encouraging. I like the way you explain clearly point by point. I never speed up your videos. Rather I repeat and listen to them again. Very insightful.

I enjoy taking a full bag to the charity shop much more than buying something to bring home. Its like my new hobby. If i dont love it or use it, its going out of the door. x

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Befire starting minimalism i used to be tensed about how to find miney to buy jewellry which is in my wishlist without my hubby knows about it. After started minimalism i have a free mind

Thankfully we have less things which we don't put to use on day to day. So we don't feel guilty of spending on unwanted items. Thanks to our parents for inculcating this value system. But de-cluttering is a 'work in progress' till you die. Which needs to be done time to time. Which will keep not only your home tidy, it will keep our mind tidy and clear.

I used to enjoy watching old reruns of "classic" TV shows, but now they are so loaded with commercials with disgusting topics that I can't do it.

Don't you have 20 ideas for single people? Please?

A new way to value the things we buy. A different eye opener. Buy realising the amount hours we need to work to own something...we will definitely start valuing things that we own.

Perfect 10. points I am going to de-clutter my wardrobe and get things organised with only what i am going to wear. Thank you 🙏

Perfect!! Thank you!!❤

I’m in no spend month challenge. (Clothes and household goods). Just focusing in my 4 walls. Housing, transportation, utilities, and food.

I've started doing number 2 of the 8 ideas. I also do number one two days a week. I was off work for five weeks after major surgery, and I managed to get a little bit done then, but not as much as I had hoped. I am slowly making progress.

This video made me smile. Such a good reminder to live every day to the fullest.

I had bought a lot of expensive drawing pencils that I never really used. After years of holding onto them, I took them to the childcare center at the YMCA. The woman I handed the bag to showed it to a 5 year old and her face lit up like it was Christmas. Things I don’t use make me frown when I see them, give stuff to people who will smile when they see it.

Very encouraging

video idea: house or various room tours breaking down all the items you have. maybe you already made a similar video (i saw the decoration one) I'm curious to see what your family needs to get by

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You cant organize clutter, you have to get rid of it - flylady

Fantastic video as usual ❤

I had to pause life and consider just how much was on my plate. “Overwhelm” isn’t a “natural” state of being ya know. I think we just get used to it and become blind to it. Both with things to do and stuff to tend to or clean. If you really take an honest look at it, reducing both stuff and your to do list becomes a no brainer. I think my chief motivator really was just getting rid of extra stress, overwhelm, being tired, lack of free time. So equating the stuff and the to do’s with those did the trick. It’s not just the stuff or the commitments. It’s what all comes with it that I don’t want. So ergo it had to go.

Nice water mark on the video!

I moved and decluttered "family heirlooms." It's time to stop that generational clutter mindset. When it comes to the family china for example...If you don’t use it, love it, get rid of it.

So very touching Joshua... so profound. Thank you. ❤

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Where did you get that black shirt? Perfect fit

I need this one on REPEAT!! Thank you 🙏. Definitely rewatching!!

I agree. I usually.have TV on when I am drawing. I am an artist. I will try to cut back

#4 is so motivating! Thanks for sharing

Joshua, you are one of my best friends! Thanks for reminding me these useful and healthy ideas.

Spot on

...There are also " Negatives " to all this " De- cluttering "....I'm curious as to why no one speaks on tbis..(??) NOT everyone is designed to" get rid of everything ", ....if they are surrounded by certain things that bring them Joy ,or enjoy haviing. ...I love to Read ...not getting rid of Books. I adore Antique Books as well. I am a creative woman....So i have Paints, and papers I use for that Hobby. ... ; All these Channels that tell you " To declutter and get rid of your stuff "... that back 5-10 years ago or even a few Decades ago.... no one was getting rid of their things that they enjoyed doing for Hobbies.....its saddening, really. . People had Hobbies..... they felt happy with having things around them for thier Hobbies.. ; Now... its " get rid of stuff "... I believe that the Balance has been lost , with All of This " De- Cluttering ".. it became an onslaught of Books/ UA-cam Channels and TV shows... ; Yes, " Over Consumerism " is a real thing.. which to me, is different from Hobbies/ Reading Books/ and what we older ones ( back in the day ) referred to as " Puttering " . There's a lot to be said for Hobbies. For Puttering. For having things in ones Environment that they love seeing ,.. It has a bearing on the Mental and Emotional state of Well- being,...and I am not sure if thst part if the Equation ever enters into the minds of those who are telling people " to De- clutter/ Get rid of their belongings ". I can recall FAR less " Mentsl and Emotional Issues ",less " Anxiety " in people..... because of Hobbies and just enjoying thier Life/ Surroundings....No one was constantly " De- cluttering " and didnt need to.... ; There was not a myriad of " thr latest , best Gadget / Item " to fuel over Consumerism. Who REALLY NEEDS A ROBOTIC LAWNMIWER ,. ?? THAT is what is Unnecessary... all these " Gadgets and Things " to make people lazy and veer away from the simple ways of Life.

I got good at decluttering i been working at for years now but my consumption is still a big problem i am world on it to get better i am kind of ok for a while then I do really bad i think depression doesn't help at all been in depression for over 12 years not good

LMAO So you're saying you can hand wash the dishes right after eating... but you're leaving the dishes out rather than just loading them into the machine.... Okay... this makes no sense at all! It's much easier to just put them/ take them out of the dishwasher than to scrub at them, rinse them one by one, wipe them one by one, then wash the sink and around the sink, sometimes even mop the floor too, and wipe the cupboard doors from the water that often gets splashed onto them... No, there's no excuse for just leaving the dishes out if using a dishwasher! If you can stand over a sink with your stomach still full and wash a load of dishes by hand, drying them, then cleaning the sink, and around it by hand, which takes much more time and effort than laying them on the dishwasher racks.... then you can certainly also use that time for the much easier and much faster task of chucking them into the damn dishwasher. Not to mention that handwashing is often done with the more water saving method of soaking them in a double basin sink, which means they're still gonna sit dirty in a sink basin for a while, until you find the time and energy to wash them. This is just psychological! And mind you, after hand washing, you still need to put the dishes onto a drying rack, if you do it like we do it in Europe, or, even MORE effort and time consuming, to wipe them with a towel and put them in the cupboard, if you're doing it like I assume most Americans do it. Again, this is just psychology! To me personally, I find it much easier, time, energy, and money saving to use a dishwasher! Plus, I find that keeping my hands in the dirty, greasy, dish water is absolutely gross and distasteful (I hate dish washing gloves). Sponges are a breeding ground for bacteria and if you change them often enough, they're gonna be pretty costly. I mean, normally, to avoid contamination with bacteria, a dish sponge should be changed with a new one every week! I doubt many people change them that often, yet they are convinced their dishes are cleaner after they washed them by hand.. No, they aren't! Dishwashers only use dish detergent and water heated to a much higher temperature than the one your hands can bear, plus some dishwashes also have a sanitize option that can raise the temperature even higher. Oh, yeah, bonus, that thing about being able to keep healthy long nails and a manicure. All in all, I see only good reasons to use a dishwasher. Don't worry, there are always going to be those few items that cannot be put in the dishwasher, like cast iron, wood etc. and the few items that didn't fit inside the machines. So if you find hand washing is relaxing, you'll always have those to wash by hand. In any case, to each their own!

I’m new, so this has probably been discussed, but do y’all recommend just donating most everything? I have a lot to get rid of and many expensive items.? Thanks. I’m not a fan of the work that having a sale entails.

This is THE best Anti-Clutter speech I have ever seen; and I have seen a ton in the last months on my journey to a calm and purposeful way of life. Thank you so much, dear Joshua. 💐

On the path for sometime now to reducing my 'stuff'. As I do more it feels great, lighter. My biggest challenge is finding 'homes' for the things I no longer want or need. Charity shops do not want 'everything'. The journey is worthwhile but it takes more time than I initially thought.