Survey #248—Full Response from C
| What useful decluttering or organizing strategies or methods did you take away from the book? | Keep what you can use, keep what enhances your sense of beauty and well-being. Donate where you can, get rid of the rest. Trust that you will be able to obtain what you need in the future. |
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| What parts or aspects of the book did you find difficult to grasp or challenging to apply to your home or situation? | The trusting in the future part is so difficult, given my background. |
| Please share your favorite quotations or key takeaways from this book. | Key take away: just keep what you are using right now. Travel light. |
| When you hear the word “minimalism” used to describe a lifestyle, what do you think of? | An image of bare rooms, many or mostly empty spaces. A hotel room like place. What changed: Minimalism does include art and things that signify well-being. |
| “The things you own end up owning you.”* To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? How is it relevant to your stuff? | Perhaps if those things are valuable in re-sale or emotional senses. Then one has a feeling one needs to protect them from being lost or taken. It becomes a burden. |
| Here’s your chance to ask Gayle and Ed any question you’re curious about. It need not be related to this survey’s topic(s). If we think that your question—and our answer—might be useful or instructive to The Clutter Fairy Weekly audience, we’ll share them in an upcoming episode. | How to cope with items we cared for and got lost or taken away without our consent? |
| Future topics | After new year's resolutions that didn't stick, how to start again? |
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