Friday Aug 16, 2024

#152 Unpacking Aesop: Misunderstood lessons from The Tortoise and the Hare on hoarding

I look at an old fable from when I was little and how I’ve changed my view on it completely. And, of course, how it relates to hoarding – and dehoarding.

  • Acknowledging reaching 250,000 downloads for the podcast
  • Dehoarding fast vs. slow and steady approach
  • The benefits of dehoarding fast
  • Getting a lot done in a short time
  • Responding to emergency situations
  • Harnessing sudden bursts of motivation
  • The risks of dehoarding fast
  • Burnout
  • Impracticality of sustaining a fast pace in the long term
  • Emphasising the importance of finding a balance between fast and slow dehoarding
  • Acknowledging the benefits and drawbacks of both approaches
  • The significance of Aesop's fable "The Hare and the Tortoise"
  • Initial scepticism about the fable
  • Understanding the importance of perseverance and consistency over speed
  • Drawing parallels between the fable and dehoarding
  • Primary Topic: Slow and steady work for dehoarding
  • Sustained approach for dehoarding the entire home
  • Making habits or new behaviours stick and become habitual
  • Enhancing slow progress with focus and documentation
  • Achieving objective progress through slow and steady work
  • Suitability for long-term planning and sustainable change in behaviours and beliefs
  • Riding the wave when the urge to throw into action arises
  • Recognising when to work fast
  • Potential drawbacks leading to complacency or exhaustion
  • Balancing fast and slow dehoarding approaches
  • Finding a balance for effective and sustainable progress
  • Avoiding the pitfalls of extremes in dehoarding approaches
  • Fast action can be encouraging and valuable.
  • Sustainable pace fosters effective dehoarding.
  • Slow, steady progress towards a liveable home.

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