layers

If looking at the surface of your mind does not give you the answer you are seeking about yourself, look deeper. If looking deep into your mind does not provide the answer, look on the surface.

discrepant

If you take a few steps back, it is easier to see how something does not make sense.

good luck bad luck

When everything goes well for a long time, your expectations become unrealistic.

windows

If you can’t see the answers from where you’re sitting, stand.

how

One reason to ask for help is that a problem that looks complicated to you may have a simple solution that is obvious to someone else.

ambassador

The farther you have traveled, the more certain you can be that your unique point of view is important right here where you are.

fine print

The physical form of a calendar creates the illusion that you can squeeze in more action by writing smaller.

other houses

To gain perspective on your possessions, look at what others do and what material things they use. Then have others look at what you do and the material things you use.

disrupted

When a shocking event changes your perspective on everything, a few things become more valuable, but a great many things suddenly seem less valuable than before.

not so cold

A day of spring weather is a good time to thin out your winter clothes.

low angle

Look from a different angle to find the clutter under the furniture.

return

Imagine having to explain and justify the hard work on your to-do list to an accountant.

self-critic

“If you criticize the life you exist in, you are criticizing the person who you once were, and that is not honoring your journey.” — Laura Ansell

angel

What if it turned out that you had done everything perfectly?

long weekend

Leaving home for a few days can give you a new perspective on the place and on the things you have.

fine defined

One of the challenges and lessons of clutter is having the patience to focus on so many questions, each one seeming too small to matter.

archives

Almost everyone overestimates how much they need to keep as a record or memory of a past event.

timebound prose

When you read something you have written and you have no idea what it means, that demonstrates how much your perspective can change.

empty shelf

Imagine learning about a product only after the entire manufacturing run has been sold and it is too late to buy the product.

the naysayer

Imagine learning about a product from a person who does not want the product’s makers to succeed in making the product.