From Clutter to Clarity
SIMPLIFYING LIFE FROM
THE INSIDE OUT
W
hen most people think of
simplifying, the first thing
they think of is getting rid of
clutter around the home or office.
Cleaning out closets and drawers
is definitely a part of simplifying,
but true simplification goes
far deeper than that. Clutter is
much more than old magazines,
outdated clothes, and kitchen
gadgets you never use. Certainly,
those things are clutter, but
from now on, think of clutter as
DOZ Magazine | October 2019
Nancy Twigg
any possession, habit, thought
pattern, attitude or activity
that fits into one of these three
categories:
• Anything you don’t need or use
anymore
• Anything that doesn’t fit or
work for you like it used to
• Anything that doesn’t add value
and meaning to your life as it
once did
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Under this new definition, clutter
is anything that complicates
your life and stands in the way of
simplicity. In the past, you may
have only thought of clutter in
terms of stuff: those size 8 jeans
you hope to wear again someday
or those unfinished projects in
your garage. But let me share a
secret with you. These kinds of
unwanted and unneeded material
possessions are only the tip of
the iceberg! What about the