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1 " The clutter connection is simply this: your clutter has nothing to do with your actual stuff. It really has everything to do with your personality type and how your brain works. "
― Cassandra Aarssen , The Clutter Connection: How Your Personality Type Determines Why You Organize the Way You Do
2 " My kids were all Butterflies when they were little, as are most small children. If I put a toy in a closet or on a high shelf, they would completely forget about it. It was like Christmas morning any time I pulled out something they hadn’t seen in a few days. "
3 " Decluttering is more than just having your home be more functional and inviting. Decluttering is about self-care. A messy house is stressful; there is no way to downplay it. You deserve a clean and organized space. "
4 " Over the years, I had countless teachers tell me that I was disorganized and messy because I couldn’t seem to conform to the traditional way of keeping my things straight. As a result of that constant messaging, from as far back as I can remember, I became conditioned to think of myself as a messy person. "
5 " Albert Einstein once said, “If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing that it is stupid. "
6 " As soon as I’m done using something, my brain has already moved on to the next thing, so putting stuff away properly is always the last thing on my mind. "
7 " Be honest! Set aside your fantasy self. We don’t need that person to answer questions. You won’t learn anything constructive or useful from him or her. You will only be picking the answers that describe what you aspire to be or what you should be, instead of looking at who and where you are right now. "
8 " Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. "
9 " Worse, particularly when dealing with a significant other, having to constantly pick up after him or her can lead to resentment. If this is indeed your situation, you have probably tried to “organize” their stuff a million times, just to have them never able to keep it up. "
10 " Your external environment directly affects your internal environment. When your home or office is disorganized and chaotic, you are going to feel disorganized and chaotic. "
11 " don’t want to make excuses, but, the truth is, it isn’t their fault. A Butterfly is never going to be a detailed or micro-organized person. No matter how hard they try, or more likely how hard you try to make them, being organized like you simply isn’t in their nature. "
12 " Once you accept that their need for visual solutions is real, and incorporate practical solutions that suit their nature, you can make real progress. "
13 " Butterflies truly will completely forget about their belongings if they are “put away.” This often subconscious fear of forgetting something important drives them to leave everything out in the open. "
14 " you would rather do things that you know you are good at and make you feel good about yourself. No one wants to feel like a failure, so maybe you are subconsciously avoiding things that make you feel that way. "
15 " You are not bad at housework. You are not a messy person; that is the lie that you are telling yourself, Jen. Your fear of failing is the only reason you are not having success. "
16 " Let me tell you, nothing makes me cry like seeing a grown man cry, "
17 " You are not messy, everyone just organizes differently. "
18 " Let go of how you think you are supposed to organize and plan your life. Let’s stop looking to others for inspiration, and instead take a step outside the “traditional basket” and look inside ourselves for the answers. Every time we experience a little bit more self-awareness, we are also experiencing self-growth. "
19 " Remind yourself that this tendency to overplan and over-research is your brain’s way of delaying progress because of the fear of failure. "
20 " Understanding fosters tolerance. "
