7 Proven Strategies to Make and Keep Your Resolutions All Year Round.
- Stay True To Your Core Values: Your resolutions should resonate with your deepest values and beliefs.
- Get Specific: Vague resolutions are more challenging to follow.
- Focus: Spreading yourself too thin with multiple resolutions can dilute your focus and energy.
- Make a Plan: Tell your friends about it.
- Every Slip is Not A Fall: Your improvement doesn’t have to be drastic to begin moving your habits in a positive direction.
- Figure out your priorities: There’s no one-size-fits-all method to live life with.
- Complete the Minimalism Game: Say No More Often: Make better purchase decisions, limit screen time, and practice.
- Create an un-resolution: Choose three words that embody goals instead of a resolution.
- Simplify: Reduce decision fatigue and choice overload.
- Set a Key Intention: Apply your intention to all areas of your life: Break down goals, minimize for maximum success.
- Use the 6 Changes Method: Focus on one habit change at a time: Focus on one habit change at a time to avoid spreading focus and energies thinly.
- Enlist Social Support: Set SMART goals and enlist social support to help turn resolutions into habits.
- Check out our list of minimalist New Year’s resolutions to crush 2022!
📹 7 Tips to Help Keep Your Resolution to Declutter
My hope is that your resolution to declutter will not fade away. But instead, that you and your family will enjoy all the benefits of …
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Does resolution really matter?
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How long do resolutions usually last?
The results of the Forbes Health/One Poll survey indicate that the average time required to achieve a goal is 3. 74 months. Notably, only 8% of respondents were able to maintain their commitment to a goal for a period of one month. A study published in PLoS One found that action-oriented goals are more likely to result in success after a year than avoidance-oriented goals. The specific type of goal also has a significant impact on the likelihood of success.
Why are resolutions so hard to keep?
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Why do we lose good habits?
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What are the habits of resolutions?
The “New Year, New Me” wave is a popular time for people to set self-improvement goals, such as losing weight, getting organized, quitting smoking, and spending more time with family. However, many of these resolutions fail due to various reasons, such as lack of motivation, lack of time, and the power of habits. This article aims to explore the top causes of failure in New Year’s resolutions and emphasizes the importance of considering the power of habits in achieving goals. By understanding these factors, individuals can better manage their time and achieve their goals.
How do I set my own resolution?
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How do you set resolution in life?
The eight rules for successful New Year’s resolutions include the following: committing to the goal, being realistic, writing down the plan, being flexible, using reminders, tracking progress, and rewarding oneself. These rules assist individuals in making well-informed decisions and achieving their goals in a constructive and effective manner.
Why habits are better than resolutions?
Personal goals can be achieved by creating good habits, which become part of daily routines. These habits are the result of small decisions made over time, and our lives today reflect our past habits. To make personal changes, focus on habits and routines rather than events or success metrics. The three steps to effective habit change are reminders, routines, and rewards. Reminders are triggers that initiate behaviors, routines are actions taken, and rewards are the benefits gained from changed behaviors. To achieve goals, decide who you want to be and prove it to yourself every day. Set schedules, not deadlines, for activities like physical activity and financial check-ups.
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📹 8 Minimalist Habits For A Clutter Free Home
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My first decluttering was the plastic drawer and I kept going back to the drawer and taking a picture of it to send to my sister who was a minimalist for many years before I understand…I kept going thru drawers, cabinets and try to keep going thru places in my house. I just shared my story today to a friend who has a lot of stuff. I love having less stuff!
I try to tidy and declutter daily. It may be receipts, makeup samples, one drawer, my desk, etc. I start with trash; empty boxes (often Amazon), junk mail, expired or old lotions, samples, etc. This has been a habit for years so there’s often VERY LITTLE do handle. I ALWAYS donate clothing, household items, gently used toys, books, etc. it really is liberating! You have more time for PEOPLE & RELATIONSHIPS instead of “inventory control” and constant cleaning.
My first room to declutter was the kitchen. I wasn’t that attached to most of the stuff in there, so that was a good place for me. Now, we are working on different rooms. My Hubby is working in his office while I am working in my craft room. It’s so freeing. I figured you’d recommend Dawn from the Minimal Mom’s book. I think she’s your biggest & most successful fan. 😅
I have some items in the downstairs closet that I had planned to place online to sell but I honestly have been procrastinating about doing it. Whenever I donate I no longer give any thought about the item. It’s just gone and hopefully has helped someone less fortunate. I truly have felt better going about it that way.
My first to declutter was the junk drawer in the kitchen, I went from drawer to closets and cabinets. Started in kitchen and ended with sentimental. I was always a bit minimal, but really dug deep with my belongings. I found a wonderful thrift store and donated, donated, donated…There is no greater feeling then owing only what you love and need
You are so very right that trying to sell it can become yet another albatross and side pressure of selling it and arranging pick up – in a safe area, no less. But donating items, removing them, and being free of them, is immediately liberating. When I’ve sold something, I am stuck with thoughts of price (did I go too low, too high), the interaction etc. When I’ve donated or gotten ride of items, and they’re gone, I have found I’m not even missing these things. I look around my space, can walk around without tripping over my clutter obstacle course, I can smile and breath some relief 😊🙏
I truly appreciate your articles Joshua! I’ve been working on becoming a minimalist and declaring for over a year. Your tips and reminders are great! I love your technique for “Touching Everything”, when I opened up my kitchen junk drawer, I was just going to move a few things around and pull a few things out, but remembered your words to touch everything, so I dumped the entire contents of the drawer out on the counter and glad I did touch everything and was more conscious about what I kept. Dang that drawer looks good!😁 Thank you!💕
I didn’t read a book however I did watch a YouTube article titled ‘A Cluttered Life: Middle Class Abundance’ by UCTV. Our local hospital has used book sales to raise funds. The books are stored at firehalls between sales. My husband dropped off 8 small boxes yesterday. I mention the small boxes because they are easier to move, don’t break from the weight of the books, and better than loose items.
I started a list of what categories need cleaned in our basement. Clothes, toys, baby stuff, old furniture, electronics and crafts all need decluttered. So this year, I will be doing one category at a time. Clothes bin is first. Somehow, this time, it doesn’t seem impossible. Things have piled up, and life got ahead of me so here goes. 😜
i did a major declutter of thousands of items it was a sickening amount im ashamed of how much it was but i am done but i still have way too much. so im going to have to do another sweep i am however down from 3 closets two of these are the freestanding smaller closets and 4 dressers all overflowing and stuffed to 1 little closet winter coats 1 small closet holiday clothes and 1 closet shirts but still full but not over flowing and 2 dressers all do fit nice but still way too much so i need to do another sweep that was just in the closet i have been buying a lot of years 50 about i never got rid of anything ever i kept it all till it wasnt usable but now i cant hide anymore stuff so time to change my ways this is a lot i will never buy again unless its absolutely needed and not just wanted
Thanks for the article.. I prefer to change the tips number 6 with: “Watch kinda articles like this by Joshua Becker or other minimalists” because I think, the tips number 7 has to be done first before I publish/tell others about my minimalism journey is going on (kinda have to deal with be “Okay with the feel of the imperfection/Conquer the “difficult feel to face the imperfection” first” before being able to tell others about our minimalism progress 😆🙈
I like donating to local homeless shelters. I think there’s a better chance the items will be used rather than thrown away. I remember seeing a dumpster outside a thrift store and employees tossing tons of totally usable items into it. It made me realize donation wipe clean my environmental impact. And that’s why selling can be better, even if you make barely anything, at least the person buying it theoretically will use it.
We had a seriously cluttered basement. It was so bad, I called in J-Dog, a local junk removal company we had used when my mil passed away the previous year. Before they came in, we needed to do some prep work. Joshua, following one of your tips from a previous article, I, my partner, and his son *pulled out only what we wanted to keep.* Everything else was removed. It was so much easier (yes, even with threatening the teenager that he had three days left; we gave him two weeks, mind you) to remove or lose his stuff.
I just spent quite a bit of time trying to donate an 8×10 area rug. I could not find a charity that would take it. It’s not worn or stained. I’m to the point I don’t want to spend anymore time on this one item. But then I ran into, my communities bulky item pick up won’t take rugs, it won’t fit in my trash can. The minimum charge for the local dump is $65. I don’t want to throw it in the landfill but I’m at my limit on dealing with this one item. So it’s going back in my garage for now. Sometimes it’s simply not easy to declutter something.
I have been trying, for years, to tell my partner that once a room is decluttered, the secret to keeping it that way is to not let stuff build up again. I printed this list out in my favorite font, and taped it to the kitchen wall. If you bring it into the room, take it out of the room. If you drop it, pick it up. If it’s empty, throw it out. If you make a mess, clean it up. If it’s a dirty item, put it in the sink or the hamper. Finished with it? If it’s a blanket, fold it up. If it’s a glass or a dish, put it in the sink. If it’s a game, put it away. And yes, practice, not perfection.
Great points 🙂 had to write them down 0:33 It doesn’t need to soak (clean up right away) 1:33 Routines (Have a morning routine, and even more importantly an evening routine) 2:23 Make decluttering a habit not an event 2:29 Assign spots for everything 3:28 Donation Box 4:26 Make a rule for flat surfaces (ban things from staying on particular surfaces) 5:13 Meal Plan and Reset (plan and toss spoiled food) 6:14 Find and address pain points (find your problem and solve it) 6:59 Limit your Inflow (pause or limit the amount of things you buy)
You can always fill the sink with hot soapy water before you start to cook, and then just put stuff in the sink of hot water as you go. At the end, wash it all up…no chance of stuff getting old and hard on the plates/silverware that way either. As for pots and pans, if there is not enough room in the sink, just put hot soapy water in them and set them on the stove or counter until ready to wash them at the end.
With 5 kids…teaching them from a young age to pick up after themselves & help with small chores. I’ve witnessed my 17 year old son volunteer to wash dishes & do the laundry when it’s needed. It didn’t come overnight…it came from years of little tasks turning into bigger tasks and showing my sincere appreciation when it was done.
I love how you open boxes with a sword! I installed a command hook behind my entrance door and now my pocketbook has a home, instead of being kicked around all over the first floor. That’s one of the best things I ever did, and now I always know where my pocketbook is when I’m on my way out. Great article 💗
Fill a bag for the free table at the food pantry each week- little toys, free greeting cards, free pens, etc. Fill a bag for the animal shelter- old towels or blankets. Then I fill a box for Goodwill – knickknacks, odd glassware, extra silverware and household items. We seldom buy clothing. My youngest is 40 and he doesn’t like clutter. My grandkids are teens. I don’t climb anymore so I am emptying all the high shelves in our home. Tina
Believe it or not, helping my family to understand there was a difference between “cleaning” and “putting stuff away” was very effective in day-to-day quality of our household. They always thought that by putting stuff away they were cleaning – and it kind of got a negative connotation as a result. And the house never got clean because all the effort was spent putting stuff away that shouldn’t have been left out in the first place! By that simple change of mindset, ‘putting stuff away’ became a continual effort, not just something that happened once a week. As a result we went from a constantly cluttered messy space to empty, and the focus then shifted to actually cleaning. What a difference!
Some more from me: • we cook +/- twice a week and eat from it, till it’s gone. • for paper clutter (which I hate and is the most stressing for me) we have 4 dedications: 1. to do’s (like bills) go to a urgent-basket; 2. files & paper that we need to keep go to a hanging-file-basket (we aim to switch to digital filing for the most of them), 3. things we want to do/use, (like maybe coupons) go to a “nice to have”-basket. Is it full, we declutter it. And 4. trash goes to the recycling. Every other have a home: catalogs, craftpaper, cards+letterpaper, fotos, recipes, books/magazines.. • we use boxes + baskets in drawers/cabinets: Things that come accumulated (like pencils, batteries, jewelry, yarn..) do not only have a home but also live in their own box within it. And here you are: ☕ Cheers!
One thing I started doing about 2 years ago is write the date of purchase on the vessle, furniture, book etc etc when I buy. That’s the first thing I do. That way I know when I bought it and how often have i used it (sometimes I just buy something and forget about it completely after a while. And as a rule I just donate or throw away anything that is over 2-3 years old and not used)
There is a one-in one-out rule here in my house. I f I bring something new into the house, something else has to go into the donation box. It is especially helpful with clothing and trying to keep a small wardrobe. When I do this with clothing, I try to remove an item that is similar to the one I brought in…same color/style so I don’t have a lot of repeats in my closet!
I live with two kids, a husband, three dogs and a lizard. I am so stressed and anxious living in the mess that is my home. I spend the majority of my day picking up the house, picking up everyone’s crap. It’s so frustrating and overwhelming to be the only one who understands that less stuff means less mess, and less stuff to pick up. Clothes, toys, kitchen crap… it’s everything, everywhere. I’d love to have a room that had nothing in it except a plant.
Good tips! We’re not good about keeping track of what ‘s in our freezer or our canned goods or veggies in the drawer. So once a month or so we don’t shop for anything that we haven’t actually run out of. Then we get creative about ways to make meals out of what we’ve had around for a while. It may sound strange, but it has worked amazingly well for us. Also, the “If it takes les than a minute, do it right away” rule is working well here.
This is such an important article. I became more of a minimalist after my mother died, and I had to clean out her home of more than 50 years. We were able to help so many charities with her nicer things, but most of it was not in great shape and had to be thrown away. So now, everything in our home has a place, and my decor is void of collections or overly cluttered shelves full of nik naks. But, the best thing I did was to create “clutter free” zones in our home for our kids. That was any flat surfaces and all rooms except for the great room. I didn’t want them to feel like they were living in a museum, but we also cleaned up before we went to bed as well. So, I have been implementing your techniques for over 30 years now, and they WORK!!
I’ve been trying to digitize my household records and bills. I’ve got a lot left to scan and in the meantime I’ve got more coming in each day. His tips inspired me to get out my small stick scanner and leave it where my paper usually piles up (which happens to be right next to the computer!) Now the mail gets opened, scanned to a common file, and it only takes a few minutes per week to organize all the scans.
I like Marie Kondo’s tip that you should be able to see everything you have, even if it’s in a drawer, cabinet, closet, etc. I now put in the extra effort to make sure that the things inside of larger storage are organized. I now know where everything is, and I don’t have drawers with ancient junk or old food hidden in the back anymore.
I love minimalism and keeping tidy as I go, but how do I cope with the rest of the household? For example; You can literally split our master bedroom in half by looking at it. My side is simple, clean and beautiful, with a nightstand, a small dresser, and twinkly white lights. My husband’s side has an old family dresser, an ugly, tall plastic seed planter stand that does not belong in the bedroom, a desk, and a laundry basket/pile that holds both clean and dirty laundry plus his wallet, cell phone, charger, etc. Not to mention everything on his side is piled high with stuff and dust and he gets upset if I touch any of it.🙄 Is this divorce material?😆(j/k)
Putting a fabric cube tote by the front door to use as a hamper was a huge help to my sanity. My kids had a bad habit of throwing their socks & masks on the floor in the entry way & living room (I assumed because all the hampers/laundry/bathroom was on the opposite side of our home) and now that they have a tiny hamper by the front door they toss them where they go 90% of the time (so much better than 5-10% of the time. Lol)
Here is the gist: 1) Dishes don’t need to soak. Just do them. 2) Having routines. Particularly at night, i.e clean before bed. 3) Assign spots for everything. (Don’t put stuff down, just put it away) 4) Have a donation box somewhere ready to use. 5) Flat-surface rule: don’t keep stuff there past a day. 6) Meal Plan and clear out fridge, etc. Eliminate food clutter. 7) Address problem areas (mail, junk drawer, etc) 8) Limit inflow: don’t buy unnecessary stuff.
I love having clean surfaces, I am slowly making more of these in my home and my family doesn’t do it but at night I put peoples things in a laundry basket and put it outside their doors. I am slowly making it so much better in our house. I am decluttering room by room and buying more carefully. I love your articles, they help focus me.
I have a plastic pitcher that is half the usual height. I fill that with hot, soapy water and place my silverware and other utensils in it, and place it on my counter next to the sink. That way, I’m not reaching into my sink full of dishes and accidentally getting cut on a knife or fork, and everything is separated nicely for a quick clean-up. I dread washing utensils and pots and pans, so sometimes I do all those, first, just get them over with. 🙂
I used to lay things out in anticipation of doing a particular job “soon” . Now ? I ask myself, . . . Are you going to use it now ? ? . . 🤷. . If not ? . . “PUT IT AWAY” ! ! . . 👍. . In the store I’m talking to myself again ? ? . . YUP . . “Do I DO I NEED IT, OR DO I WANT IT” ? ? . . 🤔 . . You’d be surprised how many times it’s “WANT” . . Not a “NEED” . . Stores are set up to push impulse buying . .😉 . . Ever wondered why the stores put the milk in the back of the store ? . . So you have to walk to the far end of the store to get it ! . . . 🤨 . . They’re hoping you’ll see something along the way to buy ! . . 😲 . . Do you have a weakness like bakery goods, . . 🥮🥧tools, 🔨🔧 . . shoes, . . 👞🥿 . .whatever the case may be, (mine is craft items). . .🖌️🎨 . . I just plain quit going to these departments ! . .😝 . . Next shopping trip . . Check the stores “sale items” and create your meal plan around it ! . . 🥩🍗 . . Some people go to various stores when they shop . . 🏪🏣. . Is it worth the gas you’ll be spending driving to save 10 cents ? With the cost of gas now-a-days. . 🚗🚐 . . it’s probably not worth the trip . . . 💸💸 Remember too that you’ll be passing temptation all over again if you shop at another store . It’s may not be worth it at all ! . . 🤷 . . Shop in the same store the majority of the time ?
Making decluttering a habit, instead of an event, and having routines. These have never been part of my pattern, and I’ve always walked around in anxiety about what isn’t done, and what has to be done. I’m not in my ultimate home, so I’ve put off everything. Now, I’m enjoying getting to a little better sorting and organizing; cleaning, etc, and am enjoying it. It’s awful. I see how much has been let go, so have to do it, in spite of it not being permanent. It helps to continually get rid of things, I don’t really want or use. Thanks for being part of it. It has taken me a lot of time and set backs, but I just keep plugging away at it.
Everything I need is in my purse including my phone. The purse even has a home. I have a hook for my keys so they are always in the same place. You couldn’t give me a dishwasher. They use too much water and run up power by using too much HOT water. I use glass containers for left overs and anything that goes in the fridge. I do use plastic containers for freezing when I portion up my food. I wash dishes as I’m cooking so all that is left to wash is my plate and flatware after my meal. You’re so right about things not needing soaking, just certain things like a pot that was used for cooking rice.
For me, soaking was never about the dishes needing soaking. It’s always been about soaking when you can’t get to them right away, so you have to soak! Sometimes you’re just too overwhelmed or exhausted to do all the dishes right then after just having spent hours cooking, and it’s late, and there’s still so much left to do… miles to go before I sleep.
When I find a pot, pan that has hard crustiness on it I put some water in it put it on the burner until it is about to boil then Wash it out a whole five minutes worth of effort. While doing that I can read an article, listen to a song or two, wipe down the counter top. put things away, You know basic tidy things. “shrug” just My way of things I guess.
So basic, but it’s not intuitive that the easiest time to clean dishes is right after you’re done eating because nothing is hardened and therefore wipes off, not scrub, with the greatest ease. Put a clear place mat on the table that’s the typical dumping ground to save the surface from knicks and knacks. You don’t know how many times I dragged something in my glass table, thinking nothing if it, and yes, you guessed it, scratches.P.S. 😂Note to self….get a 🗡️ to open boxes and ditch the box cutter.
A place for everything and everything in its place! Psychological studies show people improve their lives who make their bed every morning. It doesn’t need to be Pinterest decorated – just pull up the covers and make it neat. That’s why in rehab and other institutions people are expected to make their bed every morning! Wash as you cook – then by the time you eat there is very little to clean up. That’s why I prefer a double basin sink – one side for washing the other side for prep. After dinner all leftovers go either into a container for lunch the next day or containers in the freezer – use some masking tape to label the food & put a date. Try not to buy dishes, pots and pans, etc. that can’t be washed in the dishwasher- saves time, water, and energy. Teach children to play the pick up game before bed – so all their toys and stuff are put away before bed. Helps you and teaches them the importance of putting their things away – play a song – before the song ends you try to be done 😀. I’m a grandma so I have many more but here’s the truth: I have a son who is a minimalist and very neat and organized. I have a daughter who is the opposite. How’d that happen — lol.
I dont even bring in the house any mail that I know will need to be tossed. I put a basket in my porch to toss the papper trash in right away. I even take a couple of minutes to go through the mail opening envelopes and getting rid of the envelops, credit card pre apro. letters, etc and bring in the house the relevant mail to file or respond to.
I support your coffee addiction. Idk what it is about you as a person, but of all the male minimalists that I’ve watched, I enjoy your articles the most (sorry Mr. D’Avela.) I have my Australian lady minimalist that I’ve been following for years. But you have taken the time to break down some things that other minimalists have not necessarily touched on. Like for example your article on the concept of money being energy. Although I’ve known about this for some time, it was a nice reminder & it’s always good to hear another take on it.
Thanks, have found some ground to help decluttering my daily premises. For market I prefer to see what that day s specials are and see local seasonal produce in order to have the freshest and cheapest.Easy to take your planned menu with you and make a few changes while you stroll around. Lately I also took a friend with me to our local organic store.She put some freshly picked artichokes in my basket…Usually I don’t buy them there because of their high price. It turned out they tasted ten times better than the usual ones from the market and there was much more to eat. Figured out a change of habit to taste something new or change buying habits can reinforce your old choices (if bad buy) or open a new world and mean best value for your money, time and health 😊
Love your article – thanks for helping with a lifelong battle – occasional step forward – 20 steps back! Can you give tips please on how to maintain these habits in a home that has lots of family and friends including small children and pets for sleepovers, meals, holidays etc? I’ve always loved having an open home – now single in my 50s I have managed to live in one large room which I’ve adapted into a kind of bedsit – still managed to enjoy a month of non stop guests and small parties – for which o like to be prepared for – food, supplies etc- any tips please?
Make sure you start with an empty dishwasher before you start cooking so you can put things in as you go along and clean as you go. That was missing in my kitchen habits AND yes once in awhile i run dishwasher twice in one day…If needed i fill light loads with things on my counter that need cleaning or add my scrub brushes to sanitize.
No don’t agree.. Even directly after cooking it can be eg burnt or baked on, especially stuff done in the oven or under the grill.. I put the stuff in the sink with boiling water and washing up liquid immediately if it needs soaking. The rest I rinse and put in the dishwasher as I cook. The other “burnt on” things soak while we eat dinner, then when we clear our plates and put them in the dishwasher, I hand scrub the soaking dishes and put them in the dishwasher as well.. I wipe down the surfaces etc.. Then the kitchen is clear and clean… It’s so easy! And no dirty dishes are left lying around!
My husband and I each have our own basket in which we can throw personal things (mail, notes, earbuds etc) This is where everything goes-nothing goes on the counters or the coffee table. If we are expecting company, the baskets can be temporarily tossed out of sight. Works great! Great suggestion, Gabe about the weekly meal planning.