MINIMALISM

5 Micro-Decisions To Declutter Your Life

Habits that are only a slight shift from your norm

Apoorva Rathnayake
Age of Awareness
Published in
6 min readMay 21, 2020

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When I first started my minimalism journey, I realised very quickly that a large part about it was making decisions.

These decisions were not limited to stuff, but everything associated with them.

Memories, familiarity, comfort and convenience

Minimalism is about living your best life with less. Sure, it is uncomfortable to let go of anything, but it is a crucial step to unfold our best selves.

Unleashing our true creative potential is much more challenging in cluttered workspaces, messy homes and overflowing wardrobes.

Wonder how we go to clutter in the first place?

Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions

— Barbara Hemphill

These are not the big decisions of choosing a partner or buying a property. Micro-decisions that we make throughout the day have an under-recognised impact on our physical and mental clutter.

1. Design a system for your used dishes

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