If you’re in a relationship and also looking to declutter, quietly decide which items you’d care enough to keep if you break up. Helps when you’re debating to keep something or not. As I look around there’s so many things I wouldn’t want to take with me so why keep them now?

It saves time, energy, and weird emotional fights later.

You also realize how little of it actually matters.

  • "If you are leaving a house, get rid of what you don't want before you move, so you don't have to bring it"

    This is a life tip? 

    I think it would be helpful in situations where you've got 30 minutes in the house alone, or with a friend, and you've already decided what you're going to take. Or you've already packed it! 

    Helps make the break up as clean as possible. 

    Unless you’re married, you have claim to anything you purchased that wasn’t a gift. Law is on your side along with generally having 30 days instead of 30 minutes to collect your belongings.

    The Marie Kondo “does this item spark joy in my life” decluttering method is the same as this but not dependent on the thought “do I want to let my ex have this?” instead of “do I actually enjoy this?”

    Blatantly untrue as it depends greatly on where you are living.

    You can also start sneaking out some of the stuff before the breakup.