The Minimalists speak with Kristen Ziegler about identifying and minimizing excess pantry items, the most absurd things we own, how to reset your algorithm, how decluttering and cleaning your home boosts your dopamine levels, and more!
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Discussed in This Episode
- How should I best organize my excess pantry items?
- What’s the most absurd thing in your pantry? Why is it still there?
- Right Here, Right Now: The Minimalism 10th Anniversary Tour and Simplehaven Retreat
- Listener Tip: How to reset your algorithm.
- How can I design a minimalist, family-friendly home that stays functional and clutter-free with young kids and a busy lifestyle?
- How can I comfortably host out-of-town guests if I no longer have a guest room?
- What do you do when you’re ready to declutter, but your partner’s attachment to your things holds you back?
- Talkaboutable: Decluttering and cleaning your house is a great way to naturally boost dopamine.
- Talkaboutable: Would nine pieces of clothing be enough for you?
- More About Less: Every home has a cost of admission.
- Added Value: “I guess if I’m totally honest, I’m just dying to feel alive.”
Minimal Maxims
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- What we possess eventually dispossesses us.
- Nothing exceeds like excess.
- If it’s still there, it’s still teaching me something.
- The absurd things we keep are placeholders for unexamined habits.
- Design your space for the life you live, not the life you imagine.
- Hospitality is measured in warmth, not square footage.
- The road to clutter is paved with good intentions.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: “Die Young”
- Counseling: Clutter Counseling
- Instagram: Kristen Ziegler
- Podcast: How to Write Better
- Resource: A Guide to Intuitively Organize with Zones
- Retreat: Simplehaven
- Subscribe: Simple Newsletter
- Tour: Minimalism 10th Anniversary
- Watch: Talkaboutable #1
- Watch: Talkaboutable #2
- Website: Minima Organizing
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