Ask yourself this
“When people assume that if they don’t get to their to-dos, their world will fall apart, that needs to be questioned,” says mindfulness expert Ellen Langer, PhD, professor of psychology at Harvard University. Reason with yourself: What’s the worst that will happen if you don’t declutter tonight? Five years from now, will you be happier that you excavated the coat closet or that you had coffee with a friend? Exactly.