This video tells you how to declutter your home office in 6 steps. The Zone Signs that are referenced are available for a free download here. mattbaier.com/...
Gonna add my comment too. This is great stuff. Having grown up with a hoarder, I'm always looking for encouraging and instructive information on cleaning and organizing, but a lot of the content out there is only practical to a certain level of clutter. You, on the other hand, are helping people to move mountains. Thank you, sir!
Thanks! I believe the most sustainable organizing system is built on an easy process of prioritization. You have to prioritize to organize. Hope this video helps prioritize your paper and your home office.
Same question in my head. Really great explainations, so visual and good rythm video. I always use my time learning a lot. So efficient. Thank you so much from France.
at the moment - inspired more than I have been from any other source. Going to give it a try! I knew I was going to work on something important today. Thank you!!!!
I just ran across your videos and this makes more sense on home office organizing than any other video I’ve watched. I’ve had overwhelm to start the process but this gives me hope that through following your steps, I can do it! Thank you!!
Andrew McConnell Matt that is brilliant! I don't need to be convinced about the need to declutter; I want to know how to proceed. You have provided a methodical action plan with logical explanations. An excellent instruction video with no irritating music or over long introduction. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words Andrew. I really enjoy watching other people's instructional videos that get straight to the point, so it warms my heart to hear that I'm one of them.
This guy is great! I like the videos because they're simple, but effective. There's a lot of discussion of systems vs. goals in the world of decluttering, but I can tell these systems work.
Your concept of Running, Sitting, Sleeping, and Dead files is so funny yet sensible! Can't wait to try out your steps! Mabuhay from the Philippines :-)
Thanks! I believe that to stay organized the magic is in the movement, so it helps to first understand what essential stages your files need to move through and why and when. By personifying the files, you can bring them to life. They should have a life cycle.
This is the BEST decluttering video that I have seen. I got started this week and this system really works! These are the only decluttering videos I will watch from now on. Thanks Matt!
Thank you so much! I recently did a video called “how to declutter your home in 10 easy steps”, which goes beyond the home office. Be sure to check that one out if you haven’t already.
Matt, I found this to be the best organizing video because you are an excellent teacher and a great communicator. Your video is the best because it is well planned, thoughtful and so very helpful. I cannot believe you don't have millions of subscribers, you surpass other organizing videos by far! Please make more. It would be wonderful to watch you and your team organizing a messy room or house.
I rarely leave a comment but this deserves one. This is an excellent video!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to create it. It has helped me so very much.
Brilliant video! Thank you so much for giving us a system that makes sens of it all! This is so much better than watching somebody clear ip their own office which ends up just with me wasting another half hour in front of TH-cam 🙏
Right??! I agree! The video was short and sweet to the point! No BS filler. I've seen others 20+ minutes long, I just keep clicking fast forward/skimming other videos to get to actual info.
All of the other videos are just ads with a little bit of input, this is actually helpful, thank you :) I don't need a super stylish office, just clean and tidy works :)
I've been watching office organizing videos for the last 3 days. I'm getting ready to organizing our home office. Thank you so much for your videos. I feel like this is the 1st video that I really connected with and understood.
You just helped me more than the last 2 hours of videos I just watched. I’m really excited to start where I left off in my home office, because I had no idea what to actually DO! Most other videos give generic advice and focus on aesthetics. I needed practical help on how to tackle this huge project!! Thank you! Subscribed!
Wow. Simple, easy, and action oriented video. Thank you so much. This is clear and does not overwhelm me just listening to it. I love this video for cleaning and decluttering the office and hope others find it. Thanks for your help.
This was so useful !! I was sat in a bomb site office going through paper and getting nowhere. 'Momentum makes magic' its true! Filing it away and sitting in a clean and organised space was so much more effective!
I thought this video was from the 80's but it's only 2 years ago and defiantly has an 80's look and feel. It definitely has some great tips that have helped me. Thanks
Matt, man, there are tons of videos out there, literally, and without a doubt, they suck! What they have in common is that they are done by kidos with pointless "systems". More and more, I tend to steer towards the content of "non-kidos", as I find it more reliable. Yours is a brilliant and practical system! Thanks so much! I will 10/10 watch more of your videos.
Thanks for the kind words Kevin. Glad to hear I’ve got something to offer to the “older set”:-) is there an organizing subject you’d like to hear more about that I have not covered?
@@MattBaierOrganizing Let me watch a few more of your vids, and get back to you. I like something you mentioned in another one: this is not a design video, so we're not reviewing desks or products. Something around those lines. Spot on my friend!
@@MattBaierOrganizing Matt, I have watched several of your videos (and will continue to watch more) and I love them all. They are all super handy and practical tips. The bullseye concept is amazing, and I think I will start with it for my organization efforts. Also, "Disorganized People Are Amazing!", was very motivating. So far I haven't run into something that you haven't covered yet. I really wasn't expecting this kind of content. Amazing work, we need more people like you! Thanks so much for bringing your knowledge to us! God bless you.
Matt, I am so happy that I found you today!!! And I just subscribed to your channel. :) The way you describe in steps are very helpful. And I agree with the others that you should have more subscribers.
This is tremendous, especially for a fellow dude. I feel like you would need an engineering degree to come up with this method, yet it is so straightforward. I love steps and procedures when it comes to things I don't know much about, like this. Everyone else just tells you what to do, without telling you in what order, which is why I get lost, overwhelmed, and never get anywhere. Now, I finally have a procedure. Love it, thank you!
@@MattBaierOrganizing Yes, sir. Love the brevity in your explanation and the procedure - especially the floor/surfaces/shelves/cabinets sequence. Makes total sense. Giving it a shot!
Hi Matt, I recently found your channel and I really appreciate all of your tips, tricks and practical solutions. Intuitively, I had always declutterred in a space away from the room that needed decluttering. Somehow that helped me think more clearly and the space I was processing in wasn’t as overwhelming. Seeing that you set up your processing zone in your wife’s library was helpful and validating. I have watched many organizing videos, but yours by far are the best because they are actually doable. I have subscribed! Thank you so much.
Matt excellent tips, very practical and efficient. I tried something similar say 50%-70% of the way often trying to sort/organize "my way".... but not so refined and sloppy, trying to put all my categories and sort, but on the floor! I do not end up fully sorting often as I have to put things back "somewhere" as I don't have time to sort it all before the week starts. Then the mess often starts again with X% done. I never thought of investing in boxes, as that's reasonable and the cost of $20-$30 for set of 10 banker boxes really makes working/sorting so much cleaner and less overwhelming than seeing all my clutter on the ground-carpet...sprawl to my living room. I have a small apartment so looks horrible. Thank you so much! I'm excited to try this method to fully declutter/detox my home workspace! I subscribed to your channel, I hope you will get more viewers/subscribers, such great advice! Have a great day!
Thanks for the kind words Norm. The idea of the banker boxes is to create a middle ground between chaos and finish systems. They prevent regression in the process and help create a scoreboard for a more finish solution.
@@MattBaierOrganizing Yes so true, it definitely reduces the chaos, when I visually see the mess it's so much input it's hard to focus. Your method really helps. I also liked the visual cues for areas for review/keep/exit/empty. It gives things in progress a home in the interim.
What’s your take on scanning documents as opposed to keeping physical copies? I bought an awesome super fast Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner a few months ago. I use it periodically but the real plan is to use it during declutering my office. I’m concerned that the time it will take to name the files may outweigh the benefits but the thought of getting rid of the paper wherever possible is very attractive.
Hi Jeff, sorry for the slow reply. The first question is, do you really need everything to be digital or are you hoping that everything will be suddenly automatic. I'm not suggesting that you are confusing the two, but many people do. If you realize that it takes some work to scan your files and account for them and remember to pay certain bills that can't be automatic, then scanning could be the right option. I still think it makes to discard the files that are of no value and store the remote need files more remotely, before scanning the files you want to find reliably and files you want to act upon. Hope this helps.
glad to hear it. Good luck! I get these boxes at Staples. The Staples brand “economy “boxes” are cheaper than the other banker boxes, which might have a double layer. To be sure they are the right ones, they should be 10 x 12 x 15 and come with a lid.
That's what the banker boxes are for. First, sort and stack to open up floor space and surface area. Then and only then do you have the power to process FAST. Would love to hear how it goes. Best of luck.
???? I don't understand what you mean. But I'm curious. I found this video to be extremely clear and, I hope, useful. I certainly will give this method a try as I do my basement office declutter as a summer 2022 project. Seems to me the video is straight out of the 2020's.
This makes more sense than other videos. Thank you
Thanks! So glad you found this valuable
Gonna add my comment too. This is great stuff. Having grown up with a hoarder, I'm always looking for encouraging and instructive information on cleaning and organizing, but a lot of the content out there is only practical to a certain level of clutter. You, on the other hand, are helping people to move mountains. Thank you, sir!
Thanks! I believe the most sustainable organizing system is built on an easy process of prioritization. You have to prioritize to organize. Hope this video helps prioritize your paper and your home office.
This is brilliant!
Thanks so much!
I have no idea why you do not have more subscribers ; your methods are practical and thoughtful not just pretty containers (although I use them) .
Thanks Aimee. Music to my ears!
He's amazing !
bcs his quality sucks! lol
Same question in my head. Really great explainations, so visual and good rythm video. I always use my time learning a lot. So efficient.
Thank you so much from France.
although this video looks like it was shot in 1994, its one of the best evergreen pieces of decluttering content I've watched! Move over Haiku lady!
Thank you Matt for actually giving CONCRETE tips!!! Instead of other videos..."Try building an organization center by adding a new wing to your home!"
Thanks Angela. My whole intention is to provide practical tips that you can act on. I love that you find them concrete.
at the moment - inspired more than I have been from any other source. Going to give it a try! I knew I was going to work on something important today. Thank you!!!!
So glad to hear this brings you inspiration. It’s all about manageable, reliable stages, that fit into your real life.
I just ran across your videos and this makes more sense on home office organizing than any other video I’ve watched. I’ve had overwhelm to start the process but this gives me hope that through following your steps, I can do it! Thank you!!
Thanks so much for your kind words Carly. Glad this was helpful. Are there other organizing challenges you’d like to see a video for?
Andrew McConnell
Matt that is brilliant! I don't need to be convinced about the need to declutter; I want to know how to proceed. You have provided a methodical action plan with logical explanations.
An excellent instruction video with no irritating music or over long introduction. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words Andrew. I really enjoy watching other people's instructional videos that get straight to the point, so it warms my heart to hear that I'm one of them.
This guy is great! I like the videos because they're simple, but effective. There's a lot of discussion of systems vs. goals in the world of decluttering, but I can tell these systems work.
"Simple and effective" I couldn't ask for higher praise. Many thanks!
Wow😮 thank you so much🎉 2025-just found you. Subscribing. Can’t wait to watch more helpful content. Especially dealing w/paper….Thx!
Great. I deal with all phases of paper.
Your concept of Running, Sitting, Sleeping, and Dead files is so funny yet sensible! Can't wait to try out your steps! Mabuhay from the Philippines :-)
Thanks! I believe that to stay organized the magic is in the movement, so it helps to first understand what essential stages your files need to move through and why and when. By personifying the files, you can bring them to life. They should have a life cycle.
This is a great video. Short, to the point, and not complicated.
Thanks! That's exactly what I was going for.
This is the BEST decluttering video that I have seen. I got started this week and this system really works! These are the only decluttering videos I will watch from now on. Thanks Matt!
Thank you so much! I recently did a video called “how to declutter your home in 10 easy steps”, which goes beyond the home office. Be sure to check that one out if you haven’t already.
This is really good content presented in a concise manner. You should really have more viewers.
Thanks for the kind words M.
Matt, I found this to be the best organizing video because you are an excellent teacher and a great communicator. Your video is the best because it is well planned, thoughtful and so very helpful. I cannot believe you don't have millions of subscribers, you surpass other organizing videos by far! Please make more. It would be wonderful to watch you and your team organizing a messy room or house.
Thanks, LC. I really appreciate that.
GREAT VIDEO MATT!!! THANKS FOR SHARING. I LEARNED ALOT.
Glad it was helpful!
I rarely leave a comment but this deserves one. This is an excellent video!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to create it. It has helped me so very much.
Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad it was helpful.
Brilliant video! Thank you so much for giving us a system that makes sens of it all! This is so much better than watching somebody clear ip their own office which ends up just with me wasting another half hour in front of TH-cam 🙏
Thanks so much. For systems to be sustainable, I think you have to take in the full picture. I really appreciate you recognizing that.
Right??! I agree! The video was short and sweet to the point! No BS filler. I've seen others 20+ minutes long, I just keep clicking fast forward/skimming other videos to get to actual info.
All of the other videos are just ads with a little bit of input, this is actually helpful, thank you :)
I don't need a super stylish office, just clean and tidy works :)
Thanks. Glad this was helpful.
I've been watching office organizing videos for the last 3 days. I'm getting ready to organizing our home office. Thank you so much for your videos. I feel like this is the 1st video that I really connected with and understood.
You are so welcome! Glad this is connecting.
Thank u for a realistic video unlike many minimalistic (already clean) spaces
I love this - it's so detailed and step-by-step! You are so generous with sharing your expertise. Thank you!
You just helped me more than the last 2 hours of videos I just watched. I’m really excited to start where I left off in my home office, because I had no idea what to actually DO! Most other videos give generic advice and focus on aesthetics. I needed practical help on how to tackle this huge project!! Thank you! Subscribed!
Wow. Simple, easy, and action oriented video. Thank you so much. This is clear and does not overwhelm me just listening to it. I love this video for cleaning and decluttering the office and hope others find it. Thanks for your help.
Thanks so much Rochelle. Glad you found it helpful.
This is SO HELPFUL thankyou!!
You're so welcome! Glad you found it helpful.
Best best video about decluttering
Wow, thanks Carla!
This was so useful !! I was sat in a bomb site office going through paper and getting nowhere. 'Momentum makes magic' its true! Filing it away and sitting in a clean and organised space was so much more effective!
That’s wonderful to hear. Good for you Kat!
Excellent video. Conquering the office tomorrow. Now I am inspired.
Good for you! That’s music to my ears
"Momentum. Makes. Magic!" Love the energy, Matt. You've earned a sub!
Thanks JP!
I thought this video was from the 80's but it's only 2 years ago and defiantly has an 80's look and feel. It definitely has some great tips that have helped me. Thanks
I just found your video, great content. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Subscribed.
Thanks so much. Glad you found it useful.
This is awesome, shared it with my boss and it’s working great for our office clean and even at my home
Excellent. Glad you recommending this in the office. Thanks for the kind words.
Matt, man, there are tons of videos out there, literally, and without a doubt, they suck! What they have in common is that they are done by kidos with pointless "systems".
More and more, I tend to steer towards the content of "non-kidos", as I find it more reliable.
Yours is a brilliant and practical system! Thanks so much! I will 10/10 watch more of your videos.
Thanks for the kind words Kevin. Glad to hear I’ve got something to offer to the “older set”:-) is there an organizing subject you’d like to hear more about that I have not covered?
@@MattBaierOrganizing Let me watch a few more of your vids, and get back to you. I like something you mentioned in another one: this is not a design video, so we're not reviewing desks or products. Something around those lines.
Spot on my friend!
@@MattBaierOrganizing Matt, I have watched several of your videos (and will continue to watch more) and I love them all. They are all super handy and practical tips. The bullseye concept is amazing, and I think I will start with it for my organization efforts. Also, "Disorganized People Are Amazing!", was very motivating.
So far I haven't run into something that you haven't covered yet. I really wasn't expecting this kind of content. Amazing work, we need more people like you!
Thanks so much for bringing your knowledge to us! God bless you.
Thanks Kevin. You’ve made my day!
Thank you. You helped me start my declutter for my office. Starting now.
You are so welcome! Glad you found this helpful.
Matt, I am so happy that I found you today!!! And I just subscribed to your channel. :) The way you describe in steps are very helpful. And I agree with the others that you should have more subscribers.
Sorry for the slow reply Cynthia. Thanks for the kind words.
This is tremendous, especially for a fellow dude. I feel like you would need an engineering degree to come up with this method, yet it is so straightforward. I love steps and procedures when it comes to things I don't know much about, like this. Everyone else just tells you what to do, without telling you in what order, which is why I get lost, overwhelmed, and never get anywhere. Now, I finally have a procedure. Love it, thank you!
Thanks! Glad you found this helpful.
@@MattBaierOrganizing Yes, sir. Love the brevity in your explanation and the procedure - especially the floor/surfaces/shelves/cabinets sequence. Makes total sense. Giving it a shot!
@@mdoyleproductions9358 excellent. Let me know how it goes!
yes! very good step by step video!
Glad it was helpful! Many thanks
This was so helpful thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you. Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much. Very useful video 👍👍👍👍
I needed this so badly 😸
Thanks for your kind words. Glad it was helpful. This is exactly why I do these videos.
Hi Matt, I recently found your channel and I really appreciate all of your tips, tricks and practical solutions. Intuitively, I had always declutterred in a space away from the room that needed decluttering. Somehow that helped me think more clearly and the space I was processing in wasn’t as overwhelming. Seeing that you set up your processing zone in your wife’s library was helpful and validating. I have watched many organizing videos, but yours by far are the best because they are actually doable. I have subscribed! Thank you so much.
Thanks so much, Christine. Sounds like you’ve got great organizing instincts!
Matt excellent tips, very practical and efficient. I tried something similar say 50%-70% of the way often trying to sort/organize "my way".... but not so refined and sloppy, trying to put all my categories and sort, but on the floor! I do not end up fully sorting often as I have to put things back "somewhere" as I don't have time to sort it all before the week starts. Then the mess often starts again with X% done. I never thought of investing in boxes, as that's reasonable and the cost of $20-$30 for set of 10 banker boxes really makes working/sorting so much cleaner and less overwhelming than seeing all my clutter on the ground-carpet...sprawl to my living room. I have a small apartment so looks horrible. Thank you so much! I'm excited to try this method to fully declutter/detox my home workspace! I subscribed to your channel, I hope you will get more viewers/subscribers, such great advice! Have a great day!
Thanks for the kind words Norm. The idea of the banker boxes is to create a middle ground between chaos and finish systems. They prevent regression in the process and help create a scoreboard for a more finish solution.
@@MattBaierOrganizing Yes so true, it definitely reduces the chaos, when I visually see the mess it's so much input it's hard to focus. Your method really helps. I also liked the visual cues for areas for review/keep/exit/empty. It gives things in progress a home in the interim.
Fantastic! Thanks so much 😃
This was awesome. Thank you
Got me going for new year - time to declutter
Great!, Glad to hear it!
Thanks, Matt!
You’re very welcome!
Nice process!!
Thank you!
Wow! This helped me heaps. So underrated
Thanks for the kind words. Glad this was helpful.
Thanks for the kind words. Glad this was helpful.
What’s your take on scanning documents as opposed to keeping physical copies? I bought an awesome super fast Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner a few months ago. I use it periodically but the real plan is to use it during declutering my office. I’m concerned that the time it will take to name the files may outweigh the benefits but the thought of getting rid of the paper wherever possible is very attractive.
Hi Jeff, sorry for the slow reply. The first question is, do you really need everything to be digital or are you hoping that everything will be suddenly automatic. I'm not suggesting that you are confusing the two, but many people do. If you realize that it takes some work to scan your files and account for them and remember to pay certain bills that can't be automatic, then scanning could be the right option. I still think it makes to discard the files that are of no value and store the remote need files more remotely, before scanning the files you want to find reliably and files you want to act upon. Hope this helps.
I could not find the free printable signs, so I will make my own with the help of what signs are needed. Thanks.
Sorry about that. Something seems to have happened to the links. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Great tips! I do use some of this, but the clutter keeps coming back! Ugh!
Yes it does. Circulation is the key. Have you downloaded my free book? mattbaier.com/circulation-solution-landing-page/
Where can I get the banker boxes? Going to try your method next week! 🎉
glad to hear it. Good luck! I get these boxes at Staples. The Staples brand “economy “boxes” are cheaper than the other banker boxes, which might have a double layer. To be sure they are the right ones, they should be 10 x 12 x 15 and come with a lid.
This creates a deadlock situation, when the only sorting stage available is your floor 😂😂😂
That's what the banker boxes are for. First, sort and stack to open up floor space and surface area. Then and only then do you have the power to process FAST. Would love to hear how it goes. Best of luck.
this is what I need thx
My pleasure. Glad you find this useful.
You rock!
If you watch this at 2.0 speed you can re-organize twice as fast. Believe me, I tried.
Very good, sir. I wouldn't mind a printable summary.
We’re going to work on that printable summary this week! It should be available at mattbaier.com by Christmas.
And here it is! Hope this helps. mattbaier.com/2022/12/how-to-declutter-your-home-office/
I live in a studio apt, hun!!! Hello so.... I have to buy more to declutter???? Later hun
Your videos look like they came straigth out of the 90s lol
???? I don't understand what you mean. But I'm curious.
I found this video to be extremely clear and, I hope, useful.
I certainly will give this method a try as I do my basement office declutter as a summer 2022 project.
Seems to me the video is straight out of the 2020's.
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outdated presentation and salesperson tactics. like from 80s. but quite entertaining.