Key Points Declutter with intention by defining why you want less and letting your values guide decisions.Ask why you’re not ...

When my therapist suggested decluttering might ease my anxiety and OCD symptoms, I was skeptical. I decided to try it and started looking for a method that might help me with the process. It became ...

Accumulating clutter is easy and it happens without you realizing it, but it’s also probably taken years for your home to reach its current condition. It’s important to be realistic about how long a ...

Marie Kondo sparked joy — but this new method might just spark your gag reflex. A foul-sounding — but weirdly freeing — decluttering method is taking over social media, and people are swearing it’s ...

The “one-room rule” is exactly how it sounds: All you have to do is clean one room at a time. “This is the most efficient way ...

Micro-decluttering has become the rare cleaning trend that resonates with people who are already exhausted, not just those ...

Excess clutter in living spaces can contribute to stress and issues with mental health. Understanding how to declutter can provide significant mental and physical health benefits. Decluttering ...

Does life feel a bit too overwhelming? Research shows that “decluttering” these four areas of life are essential to your well-being. Here’s how to get started. Decluttering isn’t just about tidying up ...

For some people, cleaning and organizing is liberating, relaxing, or even fun. For others, it’s overwhelming—and only gets worse when the aversion to it outweighs the motivation to do it, resulting in ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

Springtime is a perfect time to begin decluttering your home, given the theme of renewal and freshness. But what happens when some items you’d like to toss have special meaning or a connection to ...