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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