5 Decluttering Mistakes To Avoid | How Not To Declutter [Minimalism Series]

In this video I am share 5 decluttering mistakes you should avoid.

So far on my journey I’ve decluttered A LOT in all aspects of my life and throughout this process, I've figured out the best decluttering techniques that work for me. However, I've also made some mistakes along the way and I want to make sure you don't follow in my footsteps and make the same ones!

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𝟲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗢𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆?

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// L E T ' S C O N N E C T

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// M Y G E A R

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// A B O U T

I'm Ron Banks, a minimalist + creative writer sharing my knowledge and inspiration on living a meaningful life with less.

Ronald L. Banks is my journey through lifestyle habits + personal growth. Follow my journey and learn how you can live your meaningful life.

Thanks for watching! & remember, Stay True to You!

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[RonaldLBanks]

Looking back, what decluttering mistakes have you made on your journey?

[myvideosforihg]

I love how “uncluttered” your videos are!! No intro or background music, no distracting graphics. You just jump right in and get to the point. Love it!

[Earthslittlesecrets]

As I get older, I love throwing away stuff. 😂 I love helping people declutter.

[chelsearuiz]

A decluttering mistake I’ve made that I wish I didn’t was buying organizational items such as dividers for the drawers and boxes. When in the long run I decluttered so much that all that organizational stuff just became useless and donated that anyways! Great video Ron!

[Nickholast]

1.- Try to organize before you declutter
2.- Try to organize declutter everything at once
3.- Striving to perfection
4.- Create emotional attachment on an item
5.- Not having a creal vision and an understanding of why you decided to declutter

[belssage]

My lack of honesty with myself tripped me up and prolonged the process.

[treaver]

You are wise beyond your years. The length of your videos are a great length. This white 52 years woman thinks your tips are great and easy to adopt. Thank you so much you are awesome!

[amyroberts]

One of the most underrated minimalism youtubers out there! I just found your videos and have been binge watching them all. The quality and content is consistently superb! Excited to see what's to come for you in the future!

[MsSassyMT]

I agree that trying to declutter everything at once is a mistake. I tried that with my clothes and I was completely overwhelmed. Now I declutter as I go. I put a bin in my closet and when I come across something that I haven't worn and know that I won't be wearing it, it goes in the bin.

[georgiannmaloney]

Hi there. A big mistake is offering stuff to others who want the item, but don't want to pick it up...or just don't come and pick it up. Well, I call and give them a date and if I get rid of the item they get mad at me. Another thing is to talk about something that I have gotten rid of and they say, well I wanted that. Well now I just donate to places that I like and do good things and just don't offer it to an individual anymore. Oh well, works for me. Have a great weekend.

[mphil]

I personally found easier to declutter by category; took ALL the clothes in the entire house, then books, then cups etc. I needed to see everything at once, it was easier to make decisions and more efficient for me. Like you said, we all have our own method that works best for us, and that’s perfect! 😊

[OlufsWaterview]

Man idk why your vids popped up in my suggested but I've watched a few and now subscribed. Great work I like what you're doing here. Keep it up.

[marydaniels]

My mother taught me.. In her 80's she..meaning WE.. moved 86 UN-opened boxes from old to new house.. She was very sentimental, but it caused serious clutter..

[Lena-mjkr]

I learn to regularly declutter since every year I'm moving out to new place and having less stuff makes the whole process easier 👍

[christineo]

I have the problem with storage containers...I just kept buying and storing stuff...I'm still de-cluttering but its a really slow process because I accumulated a lot of stuff!!!

[kellypatterson]

I couldn't wait to have a fully stocked house. You need tape? What kind? I had it! A nail! No problem! I had all kinds. All kinds of 'just in case stuff' was ready for use! But therein lied the problem. When I moved into an apartment the 'stuff' had to find a new home.

[IndigoAwakener]

I have the Why, I have the Vision, what I don't have is enough time and energy to get it all done as quickly as I want to. My mind is Light years ahead of my actuality in decluttering, so when you say don't try and do everything at once- it is TRUE. I am slowly learning to take one project at a time, and not get too upset when things take longer than I think they should. I am learning celebrate every victory. The other thing I am learning is that once an area is initially decluttered, one must really be vigilant against clutter "creep". I cannot WAIT for the entire house to be DONE- 18 years of clutter, collection, kids and life. My living room and foyer echo now- I am making good progress. :)

[ijohnson]

Having a lot of stuff is expensive! I am paying every month to store stuff because my current living space is too small to accommodate all of my furniture and belongings. I am looking for a larger home but don’t want to drag along 60% of what’s in storage. So, I need to lighten the load. I’m working hard to keep a positive frame of mind and not let depression or too much stress creep in because that’s when I shop impulsively, adding a lot of new stuff to the mix. Depression is my trigger. Maybe others who have suffered from chronic pain can attest to dealing with the same issue and offer something that will help.

[LadyTracyOfTheDisk]

I think it's possible to arrive at a place of perfection FOR YOU, for your needs and tastes, where you have no excess, something only you can define. It will of course be temporary, because your needs will change over time, but I think it can be done.

[HeronCoyote]

Great tips, but the last one is my favorite. My “why” is “clutter stresses me out”. My widowed dad was a packrat/hoarder/Depression era child. Every day caring for him in his home (13 yrs) was very stressful for me; one reason was the clutter and his refusal to let me get rid of anything. I don’t know how my mom handled it for 50 yrs.