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30 Days to a better man
your pens that have run out of ink. Get every last piece of unusable
clutter out of your life.
4. Sort through your stuff. As you work through each section, take
everything item by item and decide whether you’re going to keep it
or which bag it goes into: trash, sell, or donate. Here’s some advice on
how to make that decision:
• Books. Go book by book and ask yourself if you’re ever going to
read it or read it again. Be honest here. Don’t keep a book because
it makes you feel smart while deep down you know there’s no
way you’re going to read it. Books aren’t accessories or decorative
pieces. Also, keep in mind that if you get rid of a book and then
regret it, you can always check it out from the library or buy it
used for $2 on Amazon or at a used book store. This is not a life
or death decision, so err on the side of uncluttering.
Take the books you don’t want and put them for sale on sites
like Amazon or half.com. Or take them to you local used bookstore.
If you can’t sell them, donate them to the library.
• Clothes and miscellaneous items. Go through your clothes and
other stuff piece by piece. Ask yourself this question as you hold
each item, “Is this something I have used/worn in the past year?”
If you haven’t, then get rid of it. We often hold onto stuff
because we think we’re going to need it “someday.” But if you
haven’t used something in a year, you’re probably never going to
use it, and it will just end up taking up space in your house. Even
if you would end up using it 10 years from now, the cost/benefit
analysis of lugging that thing around for the next decade just
doesn’t make sense.
When you make this decision, be quick. Don’t mull over it too
much. The more you mull, the more likely you’ll hold onto it.
Remember, if you hesitate at all, you probably don’t need it. You
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