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Um, off the top of my head, the having three baskets nearby when de-cluttering. There was no mention of shredding, which is important with paperwork to avoid identity theft. Also, decluttering takes a lot of time. To cut down on the time it takes, it's smart to use a one-touch rule. See a pair of jeans in the kitchen, and before walking out of the kitchen take all other clothing items and go run them up to the bedroom. Don't dump things in baskets. Then you'll move the basket against the kitchen wall at dinner time. Then two days later, will move it to the bottom of the stairs. The next day it'll get upstairs and into the room it belongs in. Then it will take anywhere from a day to half a year to empty that basket.  It sounds like  you'll be running all over the house by doing it my way, and you will, but you'll avoid the basket issue. There were others, but those two stood out to me. Please feel free to ignore me if those tips work for you. As long as things get organized, the process doesn't TRULY matter too much. [/quote]

Honestly, I take issue with your critique.  The 3 containers suggestion (rule 5) makes total sense when re-organizing your closet or kitchen, maybe not to day, but I keep a bag in my closet for clothes donations.  When it's full, it get donated.

Your one-touch rule as maintenance or a strategy for a major project makes no sense.  Running around to collect all the things that go upstairs makes sense only if you're limiting yourself by time, e.g., I have 15 minutes.  If you're trying to focus on one area, e.g., the kitchen and you take something upstairs more than likely you will be distracted by something up there and not get back to your main task.

Never leaving a room empty handed (rule 28) makes sense for maintenance.  I hang a bag on the bannister toiletries, e.g., combs or random t-shirts my kid took off go in and carried up at the end of the day.  [/quote]

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