The decluttering guru behind 'Sort Your Life Out' has dropped a bombshell. Four common clutter mistakes. And a fix for each. This is not your average Marie Kondo platitude. This is Westminster-level tactical advice for your living room.
Mistake one: The Sentimental Hoard. You keep your grandmother's chipped teapot. You never use it. It sits on a shelf, gathering dust, whispering guilt. The fix? Photograph it. Then donate. The memory remains. The clutter goes.
Mistake two: The 'Just in Case' pile. Old cables. Spare buttons. A single sock. You might need them. You won't. The fix: The 90-day rule. If you haven't used it in three months, you never will. Bin it.
Mistake three: The surface swap. You clear the dining table. But the clutter migrates to the sideboard. Then the floor. Then the car. The fix: Designate a 'drop zone' for incoming items. A bowl for keys. A hook for coats. Everything else goes to its home. Immediately.
Mistake four: The 'but it was expensive' trap. You keep a broken blender because it cost £80. Now it costs you space and sanity. The fix: Sunk cost fallacy. Realise the money is gone. The blender is not a pension. Throw it out.
The guru's message is clear. Clutter is a political choice. You are voting for chaos every time you keep that old jumper. Sort your life out. Or don't. But don't complain when you can't find the remote.
