Japan is responsible for some of the top decluttering tricks, like the Osoji cleaning ritual that refers to a 'big clean up'. And as someone who loves to constantly look for tips and tricks on tidying up my home, I came across a principle that was totally new to me, but incredibly intriguing.

Danshari is less of a cleaning hack and more of a cleaning philosophy. It asks you to open your mind to decluttering beyond just tidying up. It has a literal translation, when broken down, that makes it easier to understand.

Dan means refusing to acquire unnecessary things, shi means disposing of things you don't actually need and ri means to separate your emotional desire to want things and keep things.

It's a total shift in mentality that should help you declutter with a clearer mind, meaning you

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