The temptation for you right now is to continue to use your storage spaces to mask your “stuff problem.” Out of sight, out of mind, right? It seems so much easier to put off till “someday” the hard work you know it will be to sort through everything you’ve got stored. So let’s go make a sandwich. Not so fast. The tougher—but smarter—choice is to choose now to drastically reduce the number of things you’re packing away and then to change your approach toward storing unnecessary items so you don’t ever get such a buildup in your storage spaces again.

