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5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free

After you meet our expert today and learn her revolutionary approach to simplifying your life, you will never approach the topic of picking up, #cleaning up, or #organizing the same way again.

Apr 17, 20231h 42mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released
April 17, 2023
Duration
1h 42m
Channel
The Mel Robbins Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

After you meet our expert today and learn her revolutionary approach to simplifying your life, you will never approach the topic of picking up, #cleaning up, or #organizing the same way again. Whether it’s your desk or closet that is overwhelming you, or like me, you are guilty of constantly starting projects and putting things in piles, only to run out of time or get flustered, creating bigger projects to deal with in the future, today’s episode will change your entire life. Luckily, the incredible Dana White, founder of the hit blog, A Slob Comes Clean, and author of "How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind," is here to help us all. In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Intro 13:17 What my husband thinks about living with a slob. 😂 20:20 Wait. Organizing and decluttering are NOT the same thing? 26:44 How do you know what your “clutter threshold” is? 30:10 Use “the visibility rule” before you do anything. 32:34 This is why you begin with a BLACK trash bag. 36:39 Focus this way on organizing, and it will change your life. 39:08 Here’s why you don’t want a fancy “donate” box. 43:48 The decluttering question you’ve never heard before. 48:31 Here’s what REALLY happens with those organized piles. 49:35 No piles. Here’s what you do instead. 50:50 This is why we always put off organizing in the first place. 57:24 The second decluttering question you’ve never heard before. 1:00:21 Stop making organizing seem so big! 1:05:57 Why doesn’t it work to buy all those organizing containers? 1:07:55 We’ve gotten the purpose of containers all wrong! 1:16:55 So how DO you live with a partner who’s a slob — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Mel Robbins and Dana K. White, 5 Easy Steps to Make Your Home and Your Mind Clutter-Free explores Stop Organizing, Start Decluttering: Reset Your Home In Five Steps Mel Robbins interviews decluttering expert Dana K. White about why so many high-functioning, creative people secretly feel like failures at home organization.

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