Friday Feb 16, 2024

#128 Time management and hoarding: How living in a hoard impacts your time, stress and productivity

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I take a look at the time-consuming nature of living in a hoard, including the impact of clutter on daily life. I cover the stress, procrastination, and decision fatigue that come with hoarding to shed light on the ways in which hoarding not only affects our living spaces but also consumes valuable time. Tune in for a candid conversation that challenges perceptions and offers a fresh perspective on the journey to overcome compulsive hoarding.


  • Questioning time for tidying in a cluttered life.
  • Gradual realisation about time consumption.
  • Tidying takes time, hoarding takes longer.
  • Organising the kitchen, decluttering, and categorising food items.
  • Knowing where things are saves time.
  • Reducing possessions saves time and effort.
  • Hoarding makes cleaning harder and time-consuming.
  • Rethink hoarding, liberate yourself, save future time.
  • American society invented the concept of human failure.
  • Organising saves time and reduces clutter.
  • Having too much stuff makes cleaning difficult and time-consuming.
  • The burden of hoarding and time wasted
  • Reframing thoughts to improve decluttering.
  • The concept of human failure was an American invention due to a capitalist society.
  • The misconception of tidy people spending all their time cleaning and tidying.
  • The realisation that living in hoarding is time-consuming due to the difficulties caused by clutter.
  • The Impact of Hoarding on Daily Life
  • The stress and time wasted in finding everyday items in a hoarded home.
  • Decision-making process and procrastination caused by overwhelming clutter.
  • Cleaning Challenges and Time Management
  • The additional time required for cleaning and maintenance in a hoarded home.
  • The difficulty of keeping a hoarded home clean compared to a neat and tidy home.
  • The liberating aspect of dehoarding by freeing up time for the future.


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