Fifteen minutes a day
Small and daily survives real life. Marathons don't.
Big purges are satisfying and temporary. The house fills back up because nothing changed about how things arrive and where they live.
Deciding what to keep is a skill, and like any skill it improves with repetition. That's why we start with a bathroom drawer rather than the boxes in the attic: fifty easy decisions build the muscle for the hard ones.
Short daily sessions also beat marathons because they fit real life. Fifteen minutes survives a bad week; a scheduled weekend gets cancelled.
Storage comes last. Once the volume is right, most homes need very few containers, and the money saved on bins is not a small thing.
Small and daily survives real life. Marathons don't.
Sentimental items last, once deciding has become easier.
A cleared house without a reset routine refills within months.
Twenty minutes, free, and one small task you can do today.