Bringing awareness to how you make decisions while organizing, including choices, habits, change, and risk.

Myths related to organizing: OHIO ("Only Handle It Once"), Gadgets and Products are the answer, Organizing Equals Decluttering, and others.

If you're afraid that if you put something away, you'll forget about it, you may tend to leave things out so you can see them. This podcast highlights the drawbacks of being dependent on visual reminders.

Storing: finding a home for a category so it is well-positioned for future use. Four criteria to use when storing. The importance of labeling and using containers.

Sorting: putting similar items together. Sorting recommendations. What to do when an item could belong in more than one category.

Three more challenges you may encounter while simplifying. The discussion involves different ways to value possessions, what it means to waste, and how to simplify projects.

Have you ever kept an item you don't like because it was given to you by a friend? How to honor the good intentions of the gift-giver and still make decisions that serve you.

When simplifying, how do you respond to possessions you "might" use "someday"?

You most likely have emotional relationships with many of your possessions. The emotional responses evoked by so many objects can become overwhelming. This podcast describes how to respond in a way that honors your emotions and still lets you make progress organizing.

There's a cost associated with every possession. Andy points out the costs, both hidden and obvious, of stuff.