3515: Are You Doing The Clutter Shuffle? by Kerri Richardson How to Create Mental Space

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🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3515: Moving clutter from one spot to another might feel like progress, but Kerri Richardson reveals why this “Clutter Shuffle” is actually a form of avoidance. Whether it’s an emotional attachment, decision fatigue, or the illusion of organization, she offers practical steps to break the cycle, sorting with intention, finding true storage solutions, and journaling through resistance. Freeing yourself from clutter isn’t just about tidying up; it’s about clearing mental space and aligning your environment with the life you want. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://kerririchardson.com/cluttershuffle/ Quotes to ponder: “It’s time to get off this merry-go-round because, frankly, it’s anything but merry.” “Out of sight is not out of mind with clutter. It’s always playing somewhere in the back of your mind, so be sure you only keep that which you love, need, or use.” “Holding space for and giving voice to your resistance is crucial in dealing with stubborn clutter.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.7	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily. Are you doing the clutter shuffle
0:36.4	by Carrie Richardson of carey Richardson.com?
0:39.9	And I'm Justin Mollick, your narrator. And I'm going to keep today's intro nice and minimal as we
0:44.7	optimize your life. Are you doing the clutter shuffle by Carrie Richardson of Carrie
0:53.9	Richardson.com.
0:56.3	A while back, I had a small stack of papers on my desk.
1:00.3	There were only about five sheets in the pile, so I didn't consider it a priority,
1:04.0	even though I was sick of looking at it.
1:06.2	Every now and then, I would pick it up, flip through it, straighten it up,
1:10.6	and put it in a different spot
1:11.8	on my desk. That'll be my new, to-be-handled area, I told myself. Then I'd get sick of seeing it
1:18.3	there, so I'd move it again. Hmm, maybe if I stand it up on its side between these books,
1:23.8	I'll handle it sooner. This dance happened for months. Yes, months. I kept moving the
1:30.8	stack around, but never took action even though I had determined that these were follow-up
1:36.2	items, things that needed my attention, and the next step was mine. This is a little something I call
1:42.2	the clutter shuffle, and it happens for a couple of reasons,
1:46.4	when your goal is to avoid dealing with the items, or when you attempt to organize your space
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