Types of Clutter Control

My definition of clutter control may surprise you.

You may also think that clutter is obvious, like piles of junk in the attic or stacks of untidy boxes in the garage or hundreds of newspapers covering the floor of the living room.  

And yes, I certainly consider that clutter.

But what I’ve often seen is that the most impactful clutter is invisible. It may be organized beautifully. It may be expensive and have sentimental value. It may once have held a place of great honor in your home or your business or in your heart. Yet it is still clutter, even though it doesn’t have a big yellow sign on it that says ‘I am clutter.’

It may be friendships that no longer support you, even though they are nice, loving, caring people.

In many cases, the clutter is non-tangible, like being on a committee that you used to love, but now completely drains your energy. Or a hobby that doesn’t give you that zest for life that it once did.

The psychology of clutter means that when something is no longer serving you and the person you are today (and the person you want to be tomorrow), it is actually holding you back from becoming that person.

And in that case, every single time, it is clutter.

Types of Clutter

1.  Physical Clutter: things you have


2.  Time Clutter: things you do


3.  Mind Clutter: things you think or believe

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