Cleaning and decluttering are not the same thing. And daily stuff isn’t cleaning either. But rather than let yourself get depressed over this fact of life, here’s some hope. This book is all about layer two: decluttering. The beauty of focusing intensely on layer two is that it’s the only layer that lasts. Daily stuff has to be done every day for the rest of your life, and the effects of cleaning don’t last. Dust falls, toilets get used, and toothpaste splatters on the bathroom mirror. It never ends. But once something leaves your house, it’s gone. And the more things leave, the more that
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