Most things we buy are just to avoid unwanted experiences. Things are just useful, with no intrinsic value. A paperclip doesn't enhance my life, but it can hold together sheets of paper. It is useful, but not valuable to me.
Wow, that was definitely a no-bullshit talk. 6 minutes concise information. Greatly appreciate how the minimalist approach shone through even in her speech!
5:10 "storage solutions are not the answer" Yes! Too often have I heard the excuse (from myself included) that better storage will solve the problem. Smart storage is obviously helpful, but it's easy to fall into that trap of looking for the perfect storage solution while avoiding the decluttering!
U sound like me here😄😄. I haven't bought a new cloth since 2017... I have 2 spoons and 2 forks, 3 plates and 2 cups. I have one folding bench if at all I get any guest and I don't feel like I miss anything.... Luckily I'm single
Same here! The only thing I buy/pay for are services, i.e. haircuts & pedicure/foot spa. (I do my own manicure as it´s a lot easier than reaching your toes😄)
Took two sleeping bags to the homeless shelter, two used toner cartridges to the cartridge refill store, five old toys and costume jewelry to charity shop, one humongous bag of rags to the paint store (next time I'll take the rags to the Humane Society), and two Halloween costumes to the local school. That's only about 16 items, but, in volume, it was a substantial amount. I want to keep this going. Thank you for the inspiration.
Hot tip: Try not to buy anything expensive unless you *know* you'll use it often. Cheaper items are much easier to let go of if you don't use them, because it feels less wasteful.
Oh wow! Ive decluttered over 3,000 things. I think I was a bit of a hoarder. But it is very freeing and prepared us for a cool opportunity to move to NYC.
Keep on going. I am thoroughly exhausted but I have had 2 car tips to the charity shop and I have parted company with 423 items. Yippee. Keep counting my love, keep counting. (my new mantra!!!) Roll on tomorrow.
I felt bad for my Dad when my Dad got sick and we had to pack up his office. We were going through some things and found my brothers graduation program from MIT and my grandfather’s tax return from 1929. My mom was like he is such a hoarder we need to throw these things away. My brothers and I said no these things are important to him we are keeping them. Then we found fifty years of utility bills in the vault! Those got shredded!
We rarely do, it's just a false sense of security we have that makes us hang onto stuff. I just think if someone robbed me blind would I really miss any of the stuff? and really there's only very few things you would really miss.
I did something similar and probably did get rid of 1,000 items, maybe more. I feel much more free and am more aware of what I truly want & need in my home now. For at least a year I gave away 5 things every Monday. If I didn't know a person to give them to the bag went to Goodwill. I went from having hundreds of books to just 30. I love books, real paper books, and I can get most of the ones I used to have in the library, which also encourages me to read them in 3-6 weeks before the return deadline, which is good. Deadlines are useful. I keep very few "we might use this someday" items and I am aware of what they are.
This was awesome. I am starting a new journey on minimalism and this was exactly what I needed to hear. I have ADHD and I live in disorganization and I decided I didn't want to live like that anymore. The "STUFF" was weighing me down! So now I am just throwing it all out and deciding to stick to a new motto "Quality Over Quantity". Quality living, quality items, quality time, just over all quality.
I haven't gotten sick for 2 winters, not so much as a cold, since I went vegan. I threw all the animal products out of my life and it has greatly improved my health. I am 63 and my doctor is amazed at how healthy I am. I even have a new bike! The quality of the food you put in your body is the number one priority in life, IMHO.
I started my own "getting rid of 1000 things challenge". It is amazing how quickly things add up. In last two days I already got rid of 50 things. Today, I have gathered every piece of clothing, shoes, accesories and threw it all on my bed. If I don't absolutely love it and it doesn't bring me joy, it's gone. Life is too short to own anything that doesn't make me happy! Every single item makes me feel just a bit more free! Thanks for the fantastic inspiration! Now if I could just somehow get the hubby inspired...
Very true about letting go of things and not worrying about getting them back! There are so many platforms now that you can basically find anything you want. I’ve tried it recently with baby items, as soon as it’s not needed I sell them and as soon as I need an item like that again they’re easy to find at even cheaper prices
I found storage solutions to be an important part of the decluttering process though. Once all the (for example) USB cables in my house were neatly stored in a labelled box. It was much easier to take stock of how many I had, and which were actually worth keeping.
I just wanted to share something random. When im on TH-cam I always miss video idea because im multitasking reading comments and etc. So from now i started watching video without distractions and even stopped reading comments because I feel such value from watching and doing one thing at once. Thank u.
I started getting rid of my things (giving away) since last year, and it never felt so good. I honestly felt like i got rid of weight on my shoulders. Try, especially when you give away your stuff to someone who really needs, you are doing a good deed.
This talk was a breath of fresh air blown through the murky world of "stuff"! Thank you very much, I feel comforted yet inspired to get on & get rid off all the dead things I've been holding onto, I have caught your vision of freedom, thank you❣️💐
Hi TEDx Bedford! As always, it's a pleasure and a great honor tuning in to you! Each time, my experience is as going into an enormous shopping mall of wisdom. I'd like to toss it all in the carts of my mind, but, it's just that the spaces aren't as accommodating as I would like them to be. So, I just go here and there in this most magnificent shopping center until I find something to suit the fancy for now! This one was it! For sure, we've all got things which are perhaps worth something to others, yet, worth absolutely nothing to us. So, I'm really grateful for making this stop as a reminder to the effect that, on a regular basis, there are things which accumulate which are really space-waste, and/or time-waste (as they may be connected to invalid, unproductive memories). TEDx? By golly! Thanks to Liz .... you've done it again!
I shop mostly secondhand to be ecofriendly, i've been so good lately, ignoring the silky, flash type clothes cause i realised theres no point if i'll only wear it once a year, i like casual clothes that i'll wear every week. I've cut back to 4 colours lol black, grey, khaki green and oatmeal. It's soooo much easier to find cloths only looking at those colours and finding something to wear in the morning
Winds of March Journey/Perry tribute band ..... just pick 4 colors that go well with one another when you mix and match. Maybe you would prefer red, navy, camel, and white.
"storage solutions" by ikea are important to me but in my minimalism process i agree with many things you say. i only missed one dress out of all the things i threw out and i thought: "why get it back? it is only a dress, not your mother" :D
Over the course of my life, I've probably only gotten rid of 3 things I wish I'd kept, b/c they were old/rare & not easily replaceable, unless by a miracle. A tiny (about 2x3 inch) light blue book called "Beauty and the Beast and Other Stories" (it had the story Diamonds & Toads in it, which was my favorite), a pink shirt with a purple-haired girl driving a car which said "Joy Ride," and a t-shirt quilt I made but put in the goodwill box by accident. Other than those few things, I feel much freer without all the stuff I've said goodbye to. Got plans to downsize even more & build a tiny house! Life consists of experiences, not things. Ancient Egyptians buried themselves with their stuff, but we of course know that their things did not go with them into the afterlife. We can only take memories, and leave behind legacies.
I was listening to her speech while cooking but it was packed with info, so I rewinded it several times and then I decided to just listen to it while I m not doing anything else. Great speech! And so effortless.
Omg love your energy. Liz your so cute I clicked on your message. We farm and tend to collect stuff. Cloths are worn thin then discarded. Scrap iron gets us through the day when there is a breakdown. I quit shopping for anything but essentials. Let the store be the storeroom. My goal is no frills all purpose. I delivered oats to a big Amish family. When I walked in the house it was all business no frills. Big room with a picnic table. Shelves full of canned goods. I thought yes. Clean and neat. Good goal. Good message.
Thank you. I found this to be an inspirational talk. I am going to take up the Free Myself of 1000 material things. I’ll record this in my bullet journal. I will also do the Hanger Challenge and the Box Challenge. So simple and so effective. Thank you for sharing. 💖
Being a Shopaholic with hoarding tendencies, I related 2 + appreciated this Ted presentation. For some of us shopping is an addiction. I do recognize my compulsive need to consume. I'm trying to save money Plus live a more simple clutter-free life. I have found a few things that help. It helps me to limit temptation. I try not to grocery shop at Supercenters, the temptation to buy things other than food can be overwhelming. I buy paper goods, cleaning supplies and OTC meds at the grocery . even though a grocery store is often more expensive for those kinda items, I don't end up buying a television or a new wardrobe when I only need milk and bread. I found that removing the apps for shopping sites on my computer helps with impulse shopping. I actually am doing very well with limiting my shopping 2 the basics especially for myself. It is harder to limit purchasing the wants of my children but I am doing much better. BTW they still have more than plenty. I believe hoarding is a mental illness , quite honestly I'm having a difficult struggle with trying to declutter. It's a pity that shopping & hoarding are so intertwined. I've been on so many budgets, bought dozens of self-help books and I've tried so many organizational tricks and systems. I've played a lot of little games like throw away so many items in a day, buy something throw something away, ECT. It's time for me to stop a lot of obsessive planning on achieving perfection cuz it only makes me feel lousy and more prone 2 procrastinate !!!. Actually when feeling really strong impulses to shop I have tried this with good results, while taking my time, maybe even listen to some music, I rummage through my own belongings AKA shopping in your own closet. It is surprising and delightful finding so many items that I have forgotten about. Some still even having the tags on them. This also works well for me with linen & household goods , cleaning & toiletry items, dishes, pots & pans. This is also a very good time to take stock of what you own and to also tidy up, throw away wrappings + papers + getting rid of worthless junk as you shop :-). I am new at attempting a clutter-free more minimal existence. I don't mean to make it sound easy and that I have all the answers because I am struggling but I'm praying that developing tidy tendencies will become a habit. I loved the point made by the Ted speaker about eBay. Having bought many things on eBay, I've noticed how many of my possessions that I felt were one of a kind irreplaceable Treasures can be bought on eBay. if I need to repurchase something that I have purged, it can be replaced at a fraction of the cost that I had placed on the item , in my own head of course! For persons with hoarding tendencies, de-cluttering might be more successfully done as a marathon instead of a Sprint. Anyway please wish me well. LOL one cleared path at a time!
Kafi Zola, thanks for understanding. you are exactly right, it is one day at a time. This mess has taken almost a lifetime to make and cannot be cleaned up in a day. As a hoarder, I must deal with the Clutter in my head as I deal with the clutter in my house.
I'd find it MUCH easier to get rid of someone else's stuff. There's no emotional/financial connection, so you can look at it objectively. Do you use it now? No. Have you EVER used it? No. Then why keep it?
TEXASMOCHI TEXASMOCHI you got six pages of notes from this? I too took notes , got about six lines. Did you write it word for word? Or maybe I missed some things and need to watch again.
When it comes to clearing out other peoples things (my family are such hoarders) it can be stressful but I have learned (by KonMari) that it's not the best thing to tell them or try make them de-clutter, instead to start by leading by example, when they see how amazing and clear your space is they will want theirs like that too (hopefully) and they start making a bit more effort. Either way it's their personal issue thus something they need to tackle themselves.
Yeah my acquaintance's relatives are clearing his apt and they seem too extreme. They almost want him sterile and that's his whole life they're pitching. They live far away though & had to hurry. He can't do it himself, he needs anxiety meds & doesn't want to take them cos side effects. They eased up though.
@@brendadeatherage4543 Oh my gosh! I wish I saw this reply sooner. For some reason, my TH-cam account doesn't notify me when someone replies and I've only just seen it. Thank you, I will check it out for sure.
@@cockeyedoptimista Oh gosh, yeah some people don't realise that can be a very anxious situation for anyone. Hoarding or accumulating a lot of things is usually psychological. That's good they have eased up.
This is a very interesting idea. I suppose getting rid of things would be a chance for us to look back what we owns and take careful consideration of what really matters to us. The consumerism nowadays has promoted people to buy things impulsively so once in a while, it’s essential to categorize our personal belongings and learn to let them go and give them to those who need them more than us
I started getting rid of things two years ago... I don't know how many things it's been, but I would guess around 500? The more you get rid of, the easier it gets, so I tend to do things in waves, going over the same things and finding more things I'm willing to part with each time. I've sold maybe 30-40% of the stuff on ebay and have made several thousand dollars. It's not a sustainable primary income, but it helps. I'd like to continue getting rid of some clothes and a lot of my collectibles. About a month ago I started to feel (finally) a sense of calm. Before then I just felt completely surrounded by stuff, I felt like it was controlling me and my life. Donating and selling a lot of things has helped with that.
I would say that, over the past year or so, I've got rid of more than 1000 things already - esp. 600 or more books, a couple of hundred tapes, possibly a couple of hundred clothing, hair and personal care items (many used up too) and 100+ stationery things - pens, pencils and paper products. It feels good, esp. as we're about to move house. The next step is to rid myself if another 500 or so. Apart from books, I haven't been keeping a count, but I think I'll start now. 😊
I want to get rid of everything I own, except my personal belongings, sentimentales, and the stuff in my art room. Stuff has been tying me down for too long.
I'm going to try this. I have been trying to get rid of as much as possible. As I'm thinking about moving across country in a couple years with my 15 month old daughter
I ended up moving with my cat, and little girl to Pennsylvania with just the stuff that fit in a intermediate size suv rental as I didn't feel safe for my little girl to ride i the front of a uhaul truck.
I love getting rid of stuff, makes me feel really happy. Trying to get my family to join in. Their getting there slowly. Wish partner would do more though...🤔😁
I don't accumulate things and emotions, due to the fact I love open space. I only accumulate good memories in my heart. Everyday is a bliss. The golden rule of decluttering is non-consumerism. Grow your own vegetables and eat reasonably, too. Cluttered people are frustrated people not knowing what they want individually out of their life.
Though I like the concept of minimalism, if I get rid of 1000 things, I will be left with nothing. I have been getting rid of quite a few things and finding storage 😁
Very smart & innovative....to count what you get rid of. Thank you......plus the satisfaction of getting rid of things to equal the one of previously buying it 😂😀☺
figure out what your take-home pay is per hour. then when you go to buy something ask yourself how many minutes or hours of labor it takes to purchase that item instead of the dollar amount.
There’s a new concept - it’s not talked about much yet -- “digital hoarding” - so many people save every personal email forever - & wonder if it has the same psychological basis. Regardless though, it is probably a behavior we need to give some thought to, with so many data breaches, because do we want to be responsible for revealing other people’s emails that were intended just for us?
I LOVE MY STUFF!! Don't wanna get rid of it. Fun to watch all these "minis' natter on. To each her or his own.🐝 what..ever. Does a book with 300 pages count as 300 things?
Don't forget to digitally declutter as well. The best tip I can give anyone. Pinterest is a digital hoarders paradise. (I speak from legitimate hoarding experience.)
Great talk. I've watched so many videos of decluttering. But not to the end but this one very interesting. Watched to the end. I've got rid of probably 1000 things over time. Maybe more could I do 1000 more probably
Never thought about the EBAY solution... if I REALLY REALLY miss something I gave away.... I could always get it back! Bet most people NEVER miss that stuff though.
ss ..... give directly to the homeless in your area. There is usually a "soup kitchen" in every downtown area in medium to large cities. They take donations and hand them out for free to people who actually need them. Call ahead to see what they will take. Smaller towns usually have one of the churches accumulate food and other useful items in a "food pantry" to give help to those who need it.
Sometimes things we think of value, have value only because we remember them the way they were. I know there are things that I’ve thought that I couldn’t throw away and had to take to a charity shop, but then realized that a thrift shop wouldn’t want something that worn and out of fashion. I did give things to a friend of mine for a while who took them to a thrift shop or threw them away depending on a rational assessment of their value to someone else. At least I didn’t have to make the choice!
I don't own 1000 things. I bin all but one set on plates, eg one cup, one small plate one large and so on. As when I had 4 of each I would let the washing build up to long and struggle doing it all at once. Now each time I eat I have to wash up before I eat again.
Yeah me too! I don't Have that much stuff. I don't have half the stuff I need! I still have some things I don't need, though; being broke makes me more scared to lose them.
I don’t believe you can get back what you changed your mind about because I assume it was meaningful and personal, it’s hard to find the exact item if not impossible 😢
I love "don't look at things in terms of monetary value but in terms of the function and use in your life".
Yes, good one. Hard, though.
Most things we buy are just to avoid unwanted experiences. Things are just useful, with no intrinsic value.
A paperclip doesn't enhance my life, but it can hold together sheets of paper. It is useful, but not valuable to me.
Wow, that was definitely a no-bullshit talk. 6 minutes concise information. Greatly appreciate how the minimalist approach shone through even in her speech!
good point
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Her talk is very attractive to me as it was brief and uncomplicated. Also, she talked naturally, unlike how most TED talkers would.
5:10 "storage solutions are not the answer" Yes! Too often have I heard the excuse (from myself included) that better storage will solve the problem. Smart storage is obviously helpful, but it's easy to fall into that trap of looking for the perfect storage solution while avoiding the decluttering!
I am not only getting rid of stuff, I have STOPPED SHOPPING, except for essentials mostly.
U sound like me here😄😄. I haven't bought a new cloth since 2017... I have 2 spoons and 2 forks, 3 plates and 2 cups. I have one folding bench if at all I get any guest and I don't feel like I miss anything.... Luckily I'm single
me too
Same here! The only thing I buy/pay for are services, i.e. haircuts & pedicure/foot spa. (I do my own manicure as it´s a lot easier than reaching your toes😄)
So have i
Things rarely hold their value, except for its function in your life; that's a very good point
Yes! That was a good point about things nor holding their value.
Took two sleeping bags to the homeless shelter, two used toner cartridges to the cartridge refill store, five old toys and costume jewelry to charity shop, one humongous bag of rags to the paint store (next time I'll take the rags to the Humane Society), and two Halloween costumes to the local school. That's only about 16 items, but, in volume, it was a substantial amount. I want to keep this going. Thank you for the inspiration.
Hot tip: Try not to buy anything expensive unless you *know* you'll use it often. Cheaper items are much easier to let go of if you don't use them, because it feels less wasteful.
Oh wow! Ive decluttered over 3,000 things. I think I was a bit of a hoarder. But it is very freeing and prepared us for a cool opportunity to move to NYC.
I hope you're enjoying living in NYC! (if you've moved there already!)
What an inspiration! I'm up to 100 items in the first 2 hours after watching this.
Keep on going. I am thoroughly exhausted but I have had 2 car tips to the charity shop and I have parted company with 423 items. Yippee. Keep counting my love, keep counting. (my new mantra!!!) Roll on tomorrow.
I felt bad for my Dad when my Dad got sick and we had to pack up his office. We were going through some things and found my brothers graduation program from MIT and my grandfather’s tax return from 1929. My mom was like he is such a hoarder we need to throw these things away. My brothers and I said no these things are important to him we are keeping them. Then we found fifty years of utility bills in the vault! Those got shredded!
It is so nice to hear how you stood up for your Dad.
Thank YOU for not speaking in the TED-talk voice ❤
I can't remember half of the items I've gotten rid of so that tells me I didn't need them anyway.
I find all this very interesting!!
Same!!
Exactly, my storage unit was broken into, and had about 8 tubs stolen....still wondering what wS in them, lol.
We rarely do, it's just a false sense of security we have that makes us hang onto stuff. I just think if someone robbed me blind would I really miss any of the stuff? and really there's only very few things you would really miss.
Take a video or pictures.
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As tough as it is to get rid of things, you really don't mss them when they are gone.
Definitely the most succinct and effective minimalism talk I've watched. Well done!
Something uniquely satisfying about getting rid of stuff - took 6 boxes to the thrift store yesterday!
Great talk!
I totally agree. Very freeing!
I did something similar and probably did get rid of 1,000 items, maybe more. I feel much more free and am more aware of what I truly want & need in my home now. For at least a year I gave away 5 things every Monday. If I didn't know a person to give them to the bag went to Goodwill. I went from having hundreds of books to just 30. I love books, real paper books, and I can get most of the ones I used to have in the library, which also encourages me to read them in 3-6 weeks before the return deadline, which is good. Deadlines are useful. I keep very few "we might use this someday" items and I am aware of what they are.
This was awesome. I am starting a new journey on minimalism and this was exactly what I needed to hear. I have ADHD and I live in disorganization and I decided I didn't want to live like that anymore. The "STUFF" was weighing me down! So now I am just throwing it all out and deciding to stick to a new motto "Quality Over Quantity". Quality living, quality items, quality time, just over all quality.
We're in this together!!!! ❤ 😍
I haven't gotten sick for 2 winters, not so much as a cold, since I went vegan. I threw all the animal products out of my life and it has greatly improved my health. I am 63 and my doctor is amazed at how healthy I am. I even have a new bike! The quality of the food you put in your body is the number one priority in life, IMHO.
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@@petmomful2260 I'm happy you're feeling better, but what does being vegan have to do with getting rid of stuff?
@@epickett63 She was saying "quality" stuff, and I was referring to "quality food."
I started my own "getting rid of 1000 things challenge". It is amazing how quickly things add up. In last two days I already got rid of 50 things. Today, I have gathered every piece of clothing, shoes, accesories and threw it all on my bed. If I don't absolutely love it and it doesn't bring me joy, it's gone. Life is too short to own anything that doesn't make me happy! Every single item makes me feel just a bit more free! Thanks for the fantastic inspiration! Now if I could just somehow get the hubby inspired...
Get rid of your hubby, then get rid of his things
Couldn't agree more! Getting rid of stuff you don't need is so freeing!
Very true about letting go of things and not worrying about getting them back! There are so many platforms now that you can basically find anything you want. I’ve tried it recently with baby items, as soon as it’s not needed I sell them and as soon as I need an item like that again they’re easy to find at even cheaper prices
Good testimony. :)
I found storage solutions to be an important part of the decluttering process though. Once all the (for example) USB cables in my house were neatly stored in a labelled box. It was much easier to take stock of how many I had, and which were actually worth keeping.
I just wanted to share something random. When im on TH-cam I always miss video idea because im multitasking reading comments and etc. So from now i started watching video without distractions and even stopped reading comments because I feel such value from watching and doing one thing at once. Thank u.
I love the hanger challenge!!!! Thank you for mentioning that.
I started getting rid of my things (giving away) since last year, and it never felt so good. I honestly felt like i got rid of weight on my shoulders. Try, especially when you give away your stuff to someone who really needs, you are doing a good deed.
This talk was a breath of fresh air blown through the murky world of "stuff"!
Thank you very much, I feel comforted yet inspired to get on & get rid off all the dead things I've been holding onto, I have caught your vision of freedom, thank you❣️💐
Such a beautiful woman! I love her style. Great message, thank you 😊.
Hi TEDx Bedford!
As always, it's a pleasure and a great honor tuning in to you! Each time, my experience is as going into an enormous shopping mall of wisdom. I'd like to toss it all in the carts of my mind, but, it's just that the spaces aren't as accommodating as I would like them to be. So, I just go here and there in this most magnificent shopping center until I find something to suit the fancy for now! This one was it!
For sure, we've all got things which are perhaps worth something to others, yet, worth absolutely nothing to us. So, I'm really grateful for making this stop as a reminder to the effect that, on a regular basis, there are things which accumulate which are really space-waste, and/or time-waste (as they may be connected to invalid, unproductive memories).
TEDx? By golly! Thanks to Liz .... you've done it again!
I shop mostly secondhand to be ecofriendly, i've been so good lately, ignoring the silky, flash type clothes cause i realised theres no point if i'll only wear it once a year, i like casual clothes that i'll wear every week. I've cut back to 4 colours lol black, grey, khaki green and oatmeal. It's soooo much easier to find cloths only looking at those colours and finding something to wear in the morning
No pink or red? I'd shoot myself right in the face. Lol
Winds of March Journey/Perry tribute band ..... just pick 4 colors that go well with one another when you mix and match. Maybe you would prefer red, navy, camel, and white.
"storage solutions" by ikea are important to me but in my minimalism process i agree with many things you say. i only missed one dress out of all the things i threw out and i thought: "why get it back? it is only a dress, not your mother" :D
I too get a high from giving things away. I actually love the feeling.
Over the course of my life, I've probably only gotten rid of 3 things I wish I'd kept, b/c they were old/rare & not easily replaceable, unless by a miracle. A tiny (about 2x3 inch) light blue book called "Beauty and the Beast and Other Stories" (it had the story Diamonds & Toads in it, which was my favorite), a pink shirt with a purple-haired girl driving a car which said "Joy Ride," and a t-shirt quilt I made but put in the goodwill box by accident. Other than those few things, I feel much freer without all the stuff I've said goodbye to. Got plans to downsize even more & build a tiny house! Life consists of experiences, not things. Ancient Egyptians buried themselves with their stuff, but we of course know that their things did not go with them into the afterlife. We can only take memories, and leave behind legacies.
Simple living WILL make you happier. Loved the talk.
This is really encouraging. I'm going to try this!
I was listening to her speech while cooking but it was packed with info, so I rewinded it several times and then I decided to just listen to it while I m not doing anything else. Great speech! And so effortless.
The box challenge is great! So simple but effective.
Omg love your energy. Liz your so cute I clicked on your message. We farm and tend to collect stuff. Cloths are worn thin then discarded. Scrap iron gets us through the day when there is a breakdown. I quit shopping for anything but essentials. Let the store be the storeroom. My goal is no frills all purpose. I delivered oats to a big Amish family. When I walked in the house it was all business no frills. Big room with a picnic table. Shelves full of canned goods. I thought yes. Clean and neat. Good goal. Good message.
Love love love this!! You are so inspiring xxx
Thank you. I found this to be an inspirational talk. I am going to take up the Free Myself of 1000 material things. I’ll record this in my bullet journal. I will also do the Hanger Challenge and the Box Challenge. So simple and so effective. Thank you for sharing. 💖
Finally! A speech without all the palaver. Nice one.
*Googles "palaver". :-)
Me too.
Indeed
Being a Shopaholic with hoarding tendencies, I related 2 + appreciated this Ted presentation. For some of us shopping is an addiction. I do recognize my compulsive need to consume. I'm trying to save money Plus live a more simple clutter-free life. I have found a few things that help. It helps me to limit temptation. I try not to grocery shop at Supercenters, the temptation to buy things other than food can be overwhelming. I buy paper goods, cleaning supplies and OTC meds at the grocery . even though a grocery store is often more expensive for those kinda items, I don't end up buying a television or a new wardrobe when I only need milk and bread. I found that removing the apps for shopping sites on my computer helps with impulse shopping. I actually am doing very well with limiting my shopping 2 the basics especially for myself. It is harder to limit purchasing the wants of my children but I am doing much better. BTW they still have more than plenty. I believe hoarding is a mental illness , quite honestly I'm having a difficult struggle with trying to declutter. It's a pity that shopping & hoarding are so intertwined. I've been on so many budgets, bought dozens of self-help books and I've tried so many organizational tricks and systems. I've played a lot of little games like throw away so many items in a day, buy something throw something away, ECT. It's time for me to stop a lot of obsessive planning on achieving perfection cuz it only makes me feel lousy and more prone 2 procrastinate !!!. Actually when feeling really strong impulses to shop I have tried this with good results, while taking my time, maybe even listen to some music, I rummage through my own belongings AKA shopping in your own closet. It is surprising and delightful finding so many items that I have forgotten about. Some still even having the tags on them. This also works well for me with linen & household goods , cleaning & toiletry items, dishes, pots & pans. This is also a very good time to take stock of what you own and to also tidy up, throw away wrappings + papers + getting rid of worthless junk as you shop :-). I am new at attempting a clutter-free more minimal existence. I don't mean to make it sound easy and that I have all the answers because I am struggling but I'm praying that developing tidy tendencies will become a habit. I loved the point made by the Ted speaker about eBay. Having bought many things on eBay, I've noticed how many of my possessions that I felt were one of a kind irreplaceable Treasures can be bought on eBay. if I need to repurchase something that I have purged, it can be replaced at a fraction of the cost that I had placed on the item , in my own head of course! For persons with hoarding tendencies, de-cluttering might be more successfully done as a marathon instead of a Sprint. Anyway please wish me well. LOL one cleared path at a time!
Robin Bradley One day at a time.
Kafi Zola, thanks for understanding. you are exactly right, it is one day at a time. This mess has taken almost a lifetime to make and cannot be cleaned up in a day. As a hoarder, I must deal with the Clutter in my head as I deal with the clutter in my house.
I disagree with it being harder to get rid of other people's things; it is MUCH easier for me to get rid of my husband's stuff than mine!
Good point.
I'd find it MUCH easier to get rid of someone else's stuff. There's no emotional/financial connection, so you can look at it objectively. Do you use it now? No. Have you EVER used it? No. Then why keep it?
Love your style Liz !
I watched this - reached for a memo pad - and started numbering 1st page. I'm on #6 and it's only been 10 minutes. Plan to get to 1,000 for sure.
TEXASMOCHI TEXASMOCHI you got six pages of notes from this? I too took notes , got about six lines. Did you write it word for word? Or maybe I missed some things and need to watch again.
Good talk. I'm jealous she did something about her ''Stuff." She actually motivated me. Thanks Liz.
When it comes to clearing out other peoples things (my family are such hoarders) it can be stressful but I have learned (by KonMari) that it's not the best thing to tell them or try make them de-clutter, instead to start by leading by example, when they see how amazing and clear your space is they will want theirs like that too (hopefully) and they start making a bit more effort. Either way it's their personal issue thus something they need to tackle themselves.
You could also check out Brooks Palmer as the psychological way to help your family, perhaps.
Yeah my acquaintance's relatives are clearing his apt and they seem too extreme. They almost want him sterile and that's his whole life they're pitching. They live far away though & had to hurry. He can't do it himself, he needs anxiety meds & doesn't want to take them cos side effects. They eased up though.
@@brendadeatherage4543 Oh my gosh! I wish I saw this reply sooner. For some reason, my TH-cam account doesn't notify me when someone replies and I've only just seen it. Thank you, I will check it out for sure.
@@cockeyedoptimista Oh gosh, yeah some people don't realise that can be a very anxious situation for anyone. Hoarding or accumulating a lot of things is usually psychological. That's good they have eased up.
Thank you for this Liz.
This is a very interesting idea. I suppose getting rid of things would be a chance for us to look back what we owns and take careful consideration of what really matters to us. The consumerism nowadays has promoted people to buy things impulsively so once in a while, it’s essential to categorize our personal belongings and learn to let them go and give them to those who need them more than us
Brilliant. Great talk.
Super helpful tips. Thank you!
Great talk really like the box challenge!
I started getting rid of things two years ago... I don't know how many things it's been, but I would guess around 500? The more you get rid of, the easier it gets, so I tend to do things in waves, going over the same things and finding more things I'm willing to part with each time. I've sold maybe 30-40% of the stuff on ebay and have made several thousand dollars. It's not a sustainable primary income, but it helps. I'd like to continue getting rid of some clothes and a lot of my collectibles. About a month ago I started to feel (finally) a sense of calm. Before then I just felt completely surrounded by stuff, I felt like it was controlling me and my life. Donating and selling a lot of things has helped with that.
Dont think of the value of the object just its function ! I love that ..... I have a lot of antiques but I want to get rid of things ... 😱
Thank you Liz! Love the box / drawer clean out idea. I will definitely try it :-)
I would say that, over the past year or so, I've got rid of more than 1000 things already - esp. 600 or more books, a couple of hundred tapes, possibly a couple of hundred clothing, hair and personal care items (many used up too) and 100+ stationery things - pens, pencils and paper products. It feels good, esp. as we're about to move house. The next step is to rid myself if another 500 or so. Apart from books, I haven't been keeping a count, but I think I'll start now. 😊
Thank you that was very inspiring in a practical kind of way. I'm going for 100 this week.
I want to get rid of everything I own, except my personal belongings, sentimentales, and the stuff in my art room. Stuff has been tying me down for too long.
Did you do it?
I don't get it: do you own things that are *not* personal belongings?
I'm going to try this. I have been trying to get rid of as much as possible. As I'm thinking about moving across country in a couple years with my 15 month old daughter
I ended up moving with my cat, and little girl to Pennsylvania with just the stuff that fit in a intermediate size suv rental as I didn't feel safe for my little girl to ride i the front of a uhaul truck.
I will definitely take the challenge to get rid of 20 items a day.. I know it's going to be hard but I know I'm capable. 🤞
Short and Sweet
Very helpful!
Right to the point! And I like the challenges 👍
Nice rockabilly look
I needed this talk.
Amen!
I love getting rid of stuff, makes me feel really happy. Trying to get my family to join in. Their getting there slowly. Wish partner would do more though...🤔😁
I don't accumulate things and emotions, due to the fact I love open space. I only accumulate good memories in my heart. Everyday is a bliss. The golden rule of decluttering is non-consumerism. Grow your own vegetables and eat reasonably, too. Cluttered people are frustrated people not knowing what they want individually out of their life.
get to the root of the problem first
You know in most places you physically can't grow your own food all year, tho, right?
Excellent
Though I like the concept of minimalism, if I get rid of 1000 things, I will be left with nothing.
I have been getting rid of quite a few things and finding storage 😁
i remembered doing something like this before. It was so refreshing. I think I might just do this project again 😊
Very good talk
Very smart & innovative....to count what you get rid of. Thank you......plus the satisfaction of getting rid of things to equal the one of previously buying it 😂😀☺
She has a cute style " )
During covid times I filled half a garage (only have one car)with furniture and boxes of books and items to donate. My house looks larger and cleaner.
figure out what your take-home pay is per hour. then when you go to buy something ask yourself how many minutes or hours of labor it takes to purchase that item instead of the dollar amount.
It's just stuff
There’s a new concept - it’s not talked about much yet -- “digital hoarding” - so many people save every personal email forever - & wonder if it has the same psychological basis. Regardless though, it is probably a behavior we need to give some thought to, with so many data breaches, because do we want to be responsible for revealing other people’s emails that were intended just for us?
super, thank you.
I LOVE MY STUFF!! Don't wanna get rid of it. Fun to watch all these "minis' natter on. To each her or his own.🐝 what..ever. Does a book with 300 pages count as 300 things?
Don't forget to digitally declutter as well. The best tip I can give anyone. Pinterest is a digital hoarders paradise. (I speak from legitimate hoarding experience.)
Anyone can tell me the name of the book she mentioned at the begining of the video??? Please
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin ☺
Yep. I have been getting more into minimalism.
Great talk. 👍🏻👍🏻
Great talk. I've watched so many videos of decluttering. But not to the end but this one very interesting. Watched to the end. I've got rid of probably 1000 things over time. Maybe more could I do 1000 more probably
Never thought about the EBAY solution... if I REALLY REALLY miss something I gave away.... I could always get it back! Bet most people NEVER miss that stuff though.
I just take a picture of the object, and then give it away. If I miss it I always have the picture to look at.
Nicolle Herr love this ❤️
I hired an organizer who told me to do exactly this thing. I did it, and found that I never even look at the pictures.
Love it!
Minimalism is so freeing
I cannot bear to waste anything and I have become very aware that many charity shops just throw things away :(
ss ..... give directly to the homeless in your area. There is usually a "soup kitchen" in every downtown area in medium to large cities. They take donations and hand them out for free to people who actually need them. Call ahead to see what they will take. Smaller towns usually have one of the churches accumulate food and other useful items in a "food pantry" to give help to those who need it.
Sometimes things we think of value, have value only because we remember them the way they were. I know there are things that I’ve thought that I couldn’t throw away and had to take to a charity shop, but then realized that a thrift shop wouldn’t want something that worn and out of fashion. I did give things to a friend of mine for a while who took them to a thrift shop or threw them away depending on a rational assessment of their value to someone else. At least I didn’t have to make the choice!
This is ok and all but i was looking forward to seeing some pictures
I like the box challenge 💞
You talk so much sense, thank you.
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I don't own 1000 things. I bin all but one set on plates, eg one cup, one small plate one large and so on. As when I had 4 of each I would let the washing build up to long and struggle doing it all at once. Now each time I eat I have to wash up before I eat again.
I must be the only person out here who doesn’t own clothes I don’t wear. I don’t have a lot because I’m broke.
Yeah me too! I don't Have that much stuff. I don't have half the stuff I need! I still have some things I don't need, though; being broke makes me more scared to lose them.
That was a great talk plus the beautiful accent just made it sound so much more official LOL
Also out of print books that you love it’s a nono (they don’t have them on Kindle i looked)
I have a list of essentials and after that I am not going to buy anything. Instead of things I will buy services or experiences.
I don’t believe you can get back what you changed your mind about because I assume it was meaningful and personal, it’s hard to find the exact item if not impossible 😢
My problem is that my mum n my ex didn’t had a problem getting rid of my things :/ that’s why its taking me a bit longer 😓 but im getting there :3